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- Dictionarydrape/dreɪp/
verb
- 1. arrange (cloth or clothing) loosely or casually on or round something: "she draped a shawl around her shoulders"
noun
- 1. long curtains: North American "Katherine pulled back the heavy velvet drapes"
- 2. the way in which a garment or fabric hangs: "by fixing the band lower down you obtain a fuller drape in the fabric"
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DRAPE definition: 1. to put something such as cloth or a piece of clothing loosely over something: 2. to be loosely…. Learn more.
The meaning of DRAPE is to cover or adorn with or as if with folds of cloth. How to use drape in a sentence.
Drape definition: to cover or hang with cloth or other fabric, especially in graceful folds; adorn with drapery. . See examples of DRAPE used in a sentence.
Drapes are pieces of heavy fabric that you hang from the top of a window and can close to keep the light out or stop people looking in. [ US ] He pulled the drapes shut, locked the door behind him.
The drape of fabric or material is the way it looks — the shape it takes — when it's hanging. If you're sewing a dress, you need to use fabric with the right sort of drape. You can describe the drape of a piece of velvet or cotton — and you can also use drape to mean "curtain."
1. A drapery; a curtain. 2. A paper or cloth covering placed over a patient's body during medical examination or treatment, designed to provide privacy or a sterile operative field. 3. The way in which cloth falls or hangs: adjusted the drape of the gown.
Definition of drape verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.