English

Noun

drape ‎(plural drapes)

1. (Britain) A curtain, a drapery.
2. (textiles) The way in which fabric falls or hangs.
3. (US) See drapes.
4. (US) A youth subculture distinguished by its sharp dress, especially peg-leg pants (1950s: e.g. Baltimore, MD). Antonym: square

Translations

References

1. ↑ http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/drabcloth
2. ↑ Skeat, An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language, "Drab."

• Time.com: MANNERS & MORALS: The Drapes

Verb

drape ‎(third-person singular simple present drapes, present participle draping, simple past and past participle draped)

1. To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery; as, to drape a bust, a building, etc.
   • De Quincey

     The whole people were draped professionally.

   • Bungay

     These starry blossoms, pure and white, / Soft falling, falling, through the night, / Have draped the woods and mere.

2. To rail at; to banter.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir W. Temple to this entry?)

3. To make cloth.
4. To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc.
5. To hang or rest limply
6. To spread over, cover.

Translations

Anagrams

• dreap
• padre, Padre
• pared
• raped

French

Verb

drape

1. first-person singular present indicative of draper
2. third-person singular present indicative of draper
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of draper
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of draper
5. second-person singular imperative of draper