Definitions for drapedreɪp
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
drapedreɪp(v.; n.)draped, drap•ing
(v.t.)to cover, surround, or hang with cloth or other fabric, esp. in graceful folds.
to adjust (fabric, clothes, etc.) into graceful folds or attractive lines.
to arrange, hang, or let fall carelessly:
to drape a towel on a doorknob.
(v.i.)to hang, fall, or become arranged in folds, as drapery.
(n.)a curtain, usu. of heavy fabric and considerable length, esp. one of a pair drawn open and shut across or hung at the sides of a window.
Category: Furniture
manner or style of hanging:
the drape of a skirt.
Origin of drape:
1400–50; late ME < MF draper, der. of drap cloth (see drab1)
drap`a•bil`i•ty
drape`a•bil′i•ty
n.
Princeton's WordNet
curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall(noun)
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
drape(noun)
the manner in which fabric hangs or falls
"she adjusted the drape of her skirt"
drape(verb)
a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination
drape(verb)
arrange in a particular way
"drape a cloth"
drape(verb)
place casually
"The cat draped herself on the sofa"
clothe, cloak, drape, robe(verb)
cover as if with clothing
"the mountain was clothed in tropical trees"
drape(verb)
cover or dress loosely with cloth
"drape the statue with a sheet"
Wiktionary
drape(Noun)
A curtain, a drapery.
drape(Noun)
See drapes.
drape(Noun)
A youth subculture distinguished by its sharp dress, especially peg-leg pants (1950s: e.g. Baltimore, MD). Antonym: square
drape(Verb)
To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery; as, to drape a bust, a building, etc.
drape(Verb)
To rail at; to banter.
drape(Verb)
To make cloth.
drape(Verb)
To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc.
drape(Verb)
To hang or rest limply
drape(Verb)
To spread over, cover.
Webster Dictionary
Drape(verb)
to cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery; as, to drape a bust, a building, etc
Drape(verb)
to rail at; to banter
Drape(verb)
to make cloth
Drape(verb)
to design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc
Translations for drape
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- drapeerAfrikaans
- يُلَبِّس، يُغَطّيArabic
- драпирамBulgarian
- drapearPortuguese (BR)
- pokrýtCzech
- einhüllenGerman
- drapere; beklædeDanish
- ντύνω, στολίζωGreek
- drapearSpanish
- drapeerimaEstonian
- پارچه آویزان کردنFarsi
- kietoaFinnish
- draperFrench
- לְכָסוֹתHebrew
- परदा लटकानाHindi
- presvući tkaninomCroatian
- áthúzHungarian
- melapisiIndonesian
- tjaldaIcelandic
- coprire; drappeggiareItalian
- ～に布をかけるJapanese
- (~에) 주름천 장식을 달다Korean
- drapiruoti, aptiestiLithuanian
- drapētLatvian
- melapisiMalay
- omhangen metDutch
- drapereNorwegian
- drapowaćPolish
- پارچه آویزان کردنPersian
- كالى اوارولPashto
- drapearPortuguese
- a drapaRomanian
- задрапировыватьRussian
- prikryťSlovak
- v gube nabratiSlovenian
- staviti draperijuSerbian
- drapera, kläSwedish
- ห่อ (ด้วยผ้าผืนใหญ่)Thai
- koyup asmakTurkish
- (用布)披覆Chinese (Trad.)
- драпіруватиUkrainian
- کپڑے وغیرہ سے آرائش کے طور پر ڈھانپناUrdu
- khoácVietnamese
- （成褶地）披覆Chinese (Simp.)
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