drape
noun
1. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
Similar word(s): curtain, drapery, mantle, pall
Definition categories: man–made, blind, screen, furnishing
2. the manner in which fabric hangs or falls
- she adjusted the drape of her skirt
Definition categories: attribute, fashion, manner, mode, style, way
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
Definition categories: man–made, covering
verb
1. arrange in a particular way
- drape a cloth
Definition categories: contact, arrange
2. place casually
- The cat draped herself on the sofa
Definition categories: contact, arrange
3. cover as if with clothing
Similar word(s): cloak, clothe, robe
Definition categories: contact, cover
4. cover or dress loosely with cloth
- drape the statue with a sheet