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drape

/ drape /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a sterile covering arranged over a patient''s body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination
Type of:
covering
noun Sense 2
the manner in which fabric hangs or falls
"she adjusted the drape of her skirt"
Type of:
manner mode style
verb Sense 3
arrange in a particular way
"drape a cloth"
Type of:
arrange set up
Entails:
fold fold up turn up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
place casually
"The cat draped herself on the sofa"
Type of:
arrange set up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
cover or dress loosely with cloth
"drape the statue with a sheet"
Type of:
cover
Derived:
drapery
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 6
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
Type of:
blind screen furnishings
Kinds of:
drop curtain drop cloth drop festoon frontal
Derived:
pall curtain
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
23
Times Searched
3
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covering manner mode style arrange set up cover blind screen furnishings drop curtain drop cloth