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Drape Very Common

Drape has 9 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

the manner in which fabric hangs or falls

"she adjusted the drape of her skirt"

3

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

A curtain; a drapery.

Verb
1

arrange in a particular way

"drape a cloth"

2

place casually

"The cat draped herself on the sofa"

3

cover as if with clothing

"the mountain was clothed in tropical trees"

4

cover or dress loosely with cloth

"drape the statue with a sheet"

5

To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery

Example Sentences
"she adjusted the drape of her skirt" noun
"drape a cloth" verb
"The cat draped herself on the sofa" verb
"the mountain was clothed in tropical trees" verb
"drape the statue with a sheet" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
blind furnishing manner covering arrange cover
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
drop curtain festoon frontal portiere shower curtain theater curtain
Rhyming Words
ape nape vape jape tape rape gape pape cape scape swape slape grape chape trape shape agape snape knape frape
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