drape

Noun · Verb

WordNet 3.0

hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)Synonyms: curtain drapery mantle pall
the manner in which fabric hangs or falls“she adjusted the drape of her skirt”
a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination

arrange in a particular way“drape a cloth”
place casually“The cat draped herself on the sofa”
cover as if with clothing“the mountain was clothed in tropical trees”Synonyms: clothe cloak robe
cover or dress loosely with cloth“drape the statue with a sheet”

Drape \Drape\ (dr[=a]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Draped; p. pr. & vb. n. Draping.] [F. draper, fr. drap cloth. See 3d Drab.]

1.To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery; as, to drape a bust, a building, etc. [1913 Webster]

The whole people were draped professionally.— De Quincey.[1913 Webster]

These starry blossoms, [of the snow] pure and white, Soft falling, falling, through the night, Have draped the woods and mere.— Bungay.[1913 Webster]

2.To rail at; to banter. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster]

Drape \Drape\, v. i.

1.To make cloth. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

2.To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc. [1913 Webster]