drape /ˈdrep/
布帘,褶皺(vt.)用布帘覆蓋,披上(vi.)成褶皺狀
drape /ˈdrep/ 及物動詞
布單,被單,床單,(手術室用)布帘
Drape v. t. [imp. & p. p. Draped p. pr. & vb. n. Draping ]
1. To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery; as, to drape a bust, a building, etc.
The whole people were draped professionally. --De Quincey.
These starry blossoms, [of the snow] pure and white,
Soft falling, falling, through the night,
Have draped the woods and mere. --Bungay.
2. To rail at; to banter. [Obs.]
Drape, v. i.
1. To make cloth. [Obs.]
2. To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc.
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drape
n 1: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
[syn: curtain, drapery, mantle, pall]
2: the manner in which fabric hangs or falls; "she adjusted the
drape of her skirt"
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
v 1: arrange in a particular way; "drape a cloth"
2: place casually; "The cat draped herself on the sofa"
3: cover or dress loosely with cloth; "drape the statue with a
sheet"