DRAPE


Meaning of DRAPE in English

(~s, draping, ~d)

1.

If you ~ 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 ~d it over her shoulders...

She had a towel ~d around her neck.

= hang

VERB: V n prep, V-ed prep

2.

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

The coffin had been ~d in a Union Jack...

He ~d 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 ~ a part of your body somewhere, you lay it there in a relaxed and graceful way.

Nicola slowly ~d herself across the couch...

He ~d 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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