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[ verb ] arrange in a particular way
Examples "drape a cloth" Used in print (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)The figure leapt from the box , almost lost its balance , the flag draped there tore in the air , the figure landed on its left leg , fell on its hands , and pressed itself up . (Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)Here_and_there on work_table or pedestal stood a shape with a sheet or a tarpaulin draped over it . |
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[ noun ] hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
Used in print (Alex Gordon, The Cipher....)On the third floor one of the two windows was lighted ; it was framed in maroon drapes , and no faces were visible . |
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[ verb ] place casually
Synonyms Examples "The cat draped herself on the sofa" Used in print (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)He then draped him over the rough stand , explained that he was supposed to be recently dead , and was being held on his mother 's lap . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination
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[ noun ] the manner in which fabric hangs or falls
Examples "she adjusted the drape of her skirt" Related terms |
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[ verb ] cover or dress loosely with cloth
Examples "drape the statue with a sheet" Related terms |
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