[drape] vb draped ; drap.ing [prob. back-formation fr. drapery] vt (1847) 1: to cover or adorn with or as if with folds of cloth
2: to cause to hang or stretch out loosely or carelessly
3: to arrange in flowing lines or folds ~ vi: to become arranged in folds "this silk ~s beautifully" -- drap.able also drape.able adj -- drap.abil.i.ty also drape.abil.i.ty n
[2]drape n (1889) 1: arrangement in or of folds
2. a: a drapery esp. for a window: curtain b: a sterile covering used in an operating room--usu. used in pl.
3: the cut or hang of clothing -- drap.ey adj