Definition of drape Drape
/dɹejˈp/ - [dreyp] - drape
We found 21 definitions of drape from 4 different sources.
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What does drape mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: drapes |
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| drape - the manner in which fabric hangs or falls; "she adjusted the drape of her skirt" | ||
| manner, fashion, mode, style, way a way of acting or behaving | ||
| drape - a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination | ||
| drape - hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) | ||
| curtain, drapery, mantle, pall | ||
| blind, screen a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet" | ||
| furnishing the act of decorating a house or room | ||
| drop curtain, drop cloth, drop a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery | ||
| eyehole, eyelet a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar | ||
| festoon flower chains suspended in curves between points as a decoration | ||
| frontal a drapery that covers the front of an altar | ||
| portiere a heavy curtain hung across a doorway | ||
| shower curtain a curtain that keeps water from splashing out of the shower area | ||
Verb |
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| drape - arrange in a particular way; "drape a cloth" | ||
| fold up, fold, turn up incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating; "Fold the egg whites into the batter" | ||
| arrange, set up arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times" | ||
| drape - cover or dress loosely with cloth; "drape the statue with a sheet" | ||
| cover clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!" | ||
| drape - place casually; "The cat draped herself on the sofa" | ||
| arrange, set up arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times" | ||
| drape - cover as if with clothing; "the mountain was clothed in tropical trees" | ||
| clothe, cloak, robe | ||
| spread over, cover clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- drape (Noun)
A curtain, a drapery. - drape (Noun)
See drapes. - drape (Noun)
A youth subculture distinguished by its sharp dress, especially peg-leg pants 1950s: e. g. Baltimore, MD. Antonym: square. - drape (Verb)
To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery; as, to drape a bust, a building, etc. - drape (Verb)
To rail at; to banter. - drape (Verb)
To make cloth. - drape (Verb)
To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc. , as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc. - drape (Verb)
To hang or rest limply. - drape (Verb)
To spread over, cover.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- drape (v. t.)
To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery; as, to drape a bust, a building, etc. - drape (v. t.)
To rail at; to banter. - drape (v. i.)
To make cloth. - drape (v. i.)
To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc.
