Drape
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɹeɪp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Drape is a noun meaning A curtain; a drapery.
Meaning
A curtain; a drapery.
More Meanings
- (textiles) The way in which fabric falls or hangs.
- (US) A member of a youth subculture distinguished by its sharp dress, especially peg-leg pants (1950s: e.g. Baltimore, MD). Antonym: square.
- A dress made from an entire piece of cloth, without having pieces cut away as in a fitted garment.
- (transitive) To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery.
- (transitive) To spread over, cover.
- To rail at; to banter.
- To make cloth.
Example Sentences
to drape a bust, a building, etc.
I draped my towel over the radiator to dry.
The whole people were still draped professionally.
I cycled the three miles each morning between hedges draped with spangled cobwebs and berried bryony.
Word Forms
- drapes
- draping
- draped
Synonyms for drape
Depending on context, synonyms include trail, pall, pose, drapery, curtain, mantle.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include drapery, curtain, pall, mantle, pose, veil.
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