verb, noun
verb [VN+adv./prep.]
1 ~ sth around / over / across, etc. sth to hang clothes, materials, etc. loosely on sb/sth:
She had a shawl draped around her shoulders. * He draped his coat over the back of the chair.
2 ~ sb/sth in / with sth to cover or decorate sb/sth with material:
walls draped in ivy * She draped some velvety material over the old sofa.
3 ~ around / round / over, etc. sth to allow part of your body to rest on sth in a relaxed way:
His arm was draped casually around her shoulders.
Part of speech: noun
(especially AmE) (AmE also drapery) [usuallypl.] a long thick curtain:
blue velvet drapes
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, drape is tagged as noun.
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