drape (n.)

  1. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

    [ Syn: curtain , curtain , drapery , drapery , mantle , mantle , pall , pall ]

  2. the manner in which fabric hangs or falls; she adjusted the drape of her skirt'

  3. 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 (v.)

  1. arrange in a particular way; drape a cloth'

  2. place casually; The cat draped herself on the sofa'

  3. cover as if with clothing; the mountain was clothed in tropical trees

    [ Syn: clothe , cloak , robe ]

  4. cover or dress loosely with cloth; drape the statue with a sheet'

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