HyperDic: drape

English > 7 senses of the word *drape*:
VERB	contact	drape	arrange in a particular way
	contact	drape	place casually
	contact	drape, clothe, cloak, robe	cover as if with clothing
	contact	drape	cover or dress loosely with cloth
NOUN	artifact	drape, curtain, drapery, mantle, pall	hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
	attribute	drape	the manner in which fabric hangs or falls
	artifact	drape	a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility / possibility of contamination

drape > pronunciation
Sounds	drey'p
Rhymes	agape ... videotape: 19 rhymes with eyp...

English > *drape*: 7 senses > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window).
Synonyms	curtain, drapery, mantle, pall
Parts	eyelet, eyehole	A small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar
Narrower	drop curtain, drop cloth, drop	A curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies
	festoon	A curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves
	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
	theater curtain, theatre curtain	A hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of the audience
Broader	blind, screen	A protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
Broader	furnishing	(usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home / home / home (or other area) livable
Spanish	cortinaje, cortina, cortinas
Catalan	cortina, cortinatge

English > *drape*: 7 senses > noun 2, attribute
Meaning	The manner in which fabric hangs or falls.
Example	"she adjusted the drape of her skirt"
Broader	manner, mode, style, way, fashion	How something is done or how it happens
Verbs	drape	arrange in a particular way
Verbs	drape	cover or dress loosely with cloth

English > *drape*: 7 senses > noun 3, artifact
Meaning	A sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility / possibility of contamination.
Broader	covering	An artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)

English > *drape*: 7 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaning	Arrange in a particular way.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something PP
Example	"drape a cloth"
Entails	fold, fold up, turn up	bend or lay so that one part covers the other
Broader	arrange, set up	put into a proper or systematic order
Spanish	entapizar, tapizar
Catalan	entapissar
Nouns	drape	the manner in which fabric hangs or falls

English > *drape*: 7 senses > verb 2, contact
Meaning	place casually.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Example	"The cat draped herself on the sofa"
Broader	arrange, set up	put into a proper or systematic order
Spanish	cubrir, vestir
Catalan	cobrir, vestir

English > *drape*: 7 senses > verb 3, contact
Meaning	Cover as if with clothing.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Synonyms	clothe, cloak, robe
Broader	cover, spread over	form a cover over

English > *drape*: 7 senses > verb 4, contact
Meaning	Cover or dress loosely with cloth.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody with something; Somebody ----s something PP
Example	"drape the statue with a sheet"
Broader	cover	Provide with a covering or cause to be covered
Nouns	drape	the manner in which fabric hangs or falls
Nouns	drapery	cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds

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