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Draped Sth Sth To Cover Sb/Sth Drape Verb, Nounbre /Dreɪp/Name /Dreɪp/Verb Around/Over/Across

Front drape
Back verb, nounBrE /dreɪp/NAmE /dreɪp/verb

1 ~ sth around/over/across, etc. sth to hang clothes, materials, etc. loosely on sb/sthShe had a shawl draped around her shoulders. He draped his coat over the back of the chair. She draped a cover over the old sofa.

2 ~ sb/sth in/with sth to cover or decorate sb/sth with materialwalls draped in ivy

3 ~ sth around/round/over, etc. sth to allow part of your body to rest on sth in a relaxed wayHis arm was draped casually around her shoulders.

noun

(especially NAmE)(NAmE also dra•pery)[usually plural]a long thick curtainblue velvet drapes

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