Definitions for DRAPE
dreɪpdrape

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pallnoun

   hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

2. drapenoun

   the manner in which fabric hangs or falls

   "she adjusted the drape of her skirt"

3. drapeverb

   a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination

4. drapeverb

   arrange in a particular way

   "drape a cloth"

5. drapeverb

   place casually

   "The cat draped herself on the sofa"

6. clothe, cloak, drape, robeverb

   cover as if with clothing

   "the mountain was clothed in tropical trees"

7. drapeverb

   cover or dress loosely with cloth

   "drape the statue with a sheet"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. drapenoun

   A curtain, a drapery.

2. drapenoun

   See drapes.

3. drapenoun

   A youth subculture distinguished by its sharp dress, especially peg-leg pants (1950s: e.g. Baltimore, MD). Antonym: square

4. drapeverb

   To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery; as, to drape a bust, a building, etc.

5. drapeverb

   To rail at; to banter.

6. drapeverb

   To make cloth.

7. drapeverb

   To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc.

8. drapeverb

   To hang or rest limply

9. drapeverb

   To spread over, cover.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To DRAPEverb

   Etymology: drap, French; drapus, low Latin.

   1. To make cloth.

   It was a rare thing to set prices by statute; and this act did not prescribe prices, but stinted them not to exceed a rate, that the clothier might drape accordingly as he might afford. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

   2. To jeer, or satyrize. [ drapper, French.] It is used in this sense by the innovator Temple, whom nobody has imitated.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Drapeverb

   to cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery; as, to drape a bust, a building, etc

2. Drapeverb

   to rail at; to banter

3. Drapeverb

   to make cloth

4. Drapeverb

   to design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc

5. Etymology: [F. draper, fr. drap cloth. See 3d Drab.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DRAPE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Drape is ranked #118185 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Drape surname appeared 147 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Drape.
   
   83.6% or 123 total occurrences were White.
   11.5% or 17 total occurrences were Black.
   3.4% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Arrange
   • Blind
   • Cover
   • Furnishing
   • Manner

Anagrams for DRAPE »

1. dreap

2. padre

3. Padre

4. pared

5. raped

How to pronounce DRAPE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say DRAPE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of DRAPE in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of DRAPE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of DRAPE in a Sentence

1. Aldous Huxley:

   Idealism is the noble toga that political gentlemen drape over their will to power.

2. District Judge Tanya Chutkan:

   Mr. Smocks now seeks to somehow compare himself and drape himself in the mantle of civil rights. I, for one, find that offensive, people died fighting for civil rights.

3. Dane Snyder:

   You can drape a light blanket over your newborns car seat and handle, but never put a covering, such as a blanket or a mask, directly over your babys face.

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