DRAPE


Meaning of DRAPE in English

drape /dreɪp/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: draper , from drap 'cloth' ]

1 . to put something somewhere so that it hangs or lies loosely

drape something over/around/across something

He took off his coat and draped it over a chair.

Mina lay back, her arms draped lazily over the cushions.

2 . to cover or decorate something with a cloth

drape something over/around something

Jack emerged with a towel draped around him.

drape something with/in something

The soldiers’ coffins were draped with American flags.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.