DRAPE


Meaning of DRAPE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dreɪp ]

( drapes, draping, draped)

1.

If you drape a piece of cloth somewhere, you place it there so that it hangs down in a casual and graceful way.

Natasha took the coat and draped it over her shoulders...

She had a towel draped around her neck.

= hang

VERB : V n prep , V-ed prep

2.

If someone or something is draped in a piece of cloth, they are loosely covered by it.

The coffin had been draped in a Union Jack...

He draped himself in the Canadian flag and went round the track...

VERB : be V-ed in/with n , V n in/with n

3.

If you drape a part of your body somewhere, you lay it there in a relaxed and graceful way.

Nicola slowly draped herself across the couch...

He draped his arm over Daniels’ shoulder...

VERB : V pron-refl prep , V n prep

4.

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. ( AM; in BRIT, use curtains )

N-COUNT : usu pl

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