drape

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/dɹeɪp/ English

Definitions

noun

A curtain; a drapery.
The way in which fabric falls or hangs.
A member of a youth subculture distinguished by its sharp dress, especially peg-leg pants (1950s: e.g. Baltimore, MD). Antonym: square
A dress made from an entire piece of cloth, without having pieces cut away as in a fitted garment.

verb

To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery“to drape a bust, a building, etc.”
To spread over, cover.“I draped my towel over the radiator to dry.”
To rail at; to banter.
To make cloth.

Related words

Synonyms

drapery curtain pall mantle pose veil headscarf haircut cutting stumpage cut hang field cup goblet sailing

Associated

drapes saree zoot shawl sari draped stitches shoulders trousers fabric rag

Rhymes

shape gape escape scrape rape agape scape grape landscape reshape

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