(~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