Definition of drape in English:

drape

verb dreɪpdreɪp

1with object and adverbial Arrange (cloth or clothing) loosely or casually on or round something.
she draped a shawl around her shoulders
Example sentencesExamples
- A yellow shawl to match her dress was draped over her forearms, and she chuckled nervously at Allen's reaction.
- In a further affront to American freedoms, a traditional scarf was draped over her shoulders.
- Logan dressed in a pair of shorts and draped a shirt and towel over his shoulder before he walked over to Brett's room to see if he wanted to join him.
- A see-through white scarf was draped over his leather belt and trailed down the back of his dark purple leg-armor.
- Create your own fashion originals by freely draping fabric directly on the dress form.
- I draped my scarf across the coat hanger and turned around.
- Dare's leather jacket was draped across the back of the sofa.
- Hajnalka's four-year-old daughter Regina flops down between them and closes her eyes as Mark drapes his sweater over her.
- He draped his suit jacket over the chair and walked over to his answering machine.
- His suit jacket was draped over his chair and his tie was loosened a bit so he could work comfortably before he left.
- She dressed quickly, and draped a yellow scarf over her shoulders.
- Her green jacket was loosely draped in the crook of her elbow, and her jeans were clean, as if they had been purchased recently.
- I took the piece of cloth and found holes where the head and the arm would go though, and draped the clothing over my head.
- My own coat was still draped over the chair by the door, but even from where I stood I could see loose threads dangling from the seams.
- Women born in the Sixties onwards are so unused to chivalry that we wouldn't know what to do with it if it bit us on the nose, apologised and draped its coat over that puddle we were about to step into.
- Mills came in, draping his coat over the back of the chair.
- Ariel has draped some clothing on the tree and Trinculo takes a robe and puts it on.
- ‘No, this booth is free,’ Alan announced grandly, abandoning his pint and draping his coat over his shoulders.
- The main color was teal but a darker blue see-through skirt was draped over the bottom of the dress.
- Nathan turned away, draping his coat across one of the stools before helping himself to the contents of the coffee pot.
1. 1.1 Cover or wrap loosely with folds of cloth.
  the body was draped in a blanket
  Example sentencesExamples
  His coffin was draped in a Union flag and was carried by six soldiers from his artillery battery.
  The rest of the room was draped in a majestic red; the carpet a deep burgundy color.
  Instead, he saw a tall woman, draped in rose silk.
  The flag should not be used as a drapery, or for covering a speakers desk, draping a platform, or for any decoration in general.
  At his funeral the coffin was draped with the club flag and members carried the coffin.
  A cozy blanket drapes your lap, electric-blue shadows flicker in the dimly lit room.
  We've taken to draping a blanket over the sofa during the week when we are gone all day, and then throwing that in the wash once a week.
  She drapes the warm blanket around his shivering skin.
  All the furniture is draped in grey blankets to make it more sophisticatedly grey.
  He held up a blanket and draped it around my shoulders.
  She was draped in a shimmering golden cloth that barely covered her and was held in place by a ruby pin.
  He drapes a blanket over me, drops a kiss on my forehead and he leaves, locking the door silently behind him.
  Mark gently removed the hand from his waist and sat up, draping the blanket onto Claire.
  The fact is that on the streets of India, certainly by Western standards, most women appear to be draped, swathed and completely covered in fabric.
  His 6'4'' body is in a coffin draped with the American flag.
  Behind them a van draped with garlands crept along, its rear doors open.
  She was squatting by the fire wrapped in scarlet cloth, her shoulders draped in a soiled blanket.
  They are also draped in sarees and decorated adeptly with jewels.
  The walls and beds were draped in silks and velvets.
  There was at least thirty people sitting at both sides of the table, all draped in black robes.
  Synonyms
  wrap, arrange, wind, swathe, sling, hang, let fall in folds
  cover, envelop, swathe, shroud, decorate, adorn, array, deck, bedeck, festoon, bundle up, muffle up, blanket, overlay, cloak, veil, wind, enfold, sheathe
2. 1.2 Let (oneself or a part of one's body) rest somewhere in a casual or relaxed way.
  he draped an arm around her shoulders
  Example sentencesExamples
  I dragged myself onto my knees beside her to check that she hadn't broken her toe or anything serious like that, but I was little help, draping myself over her shoulder as I attempted to focus upon her foot.
  Dicena had cried herself out and draped herself on her mother's shoulders, arms limply dangling down Debra's back.
  She jumped as she felt an arm drape itself around her shoulders.
  Freshly installed spouse Sophie, meanwhile, has only just stopped short of draping herself across the bonnets of sports cars in ermine and tiara.
  While the pain explodes from his body he drapes himself over Nobantu's lap and she rubs his back just as she had rubbed his mother's leg at hospital just a few days before.
  After Ben's birth, when the baby blues hit their worst low, the most physical exertion I could manage was draping myself over my ball, in a quasi-foetal position.
  She is very strong and can pin big healthy adults to the sofa for hours on end, simply by draping herself across a belly, falling asleep, and generally being warm and fuzzy.
  In between phone calls she would drape herself over the chap (who really didn't seem interested) and cackle uncontrollably whenever he made a sound.
  Ugh, what was Luca doing draping himself like this on her?
  But since this would involve draping myself over couches wearing a toga and sucking grapes it would lack novelty, being all too similar to an ordinary Saturday night chez Lupin.
  I was sleeping on my side and he'd draped himself over my body, head stretched out on the point of my shoulder, legs hanging down my back and chest.
  But I made it outside, feeling good about myself when I felt an arm drape itself across my shoulder.
  Yesterday, she came along and draped herself completely across both of my arms.
  She draped herself over me and planted a very wet kiss right on the inside of my ear (and so it was pretty loud too).
  They quite unselfconsciously continued to drape themselves over each other; one would rest his head on the other's shoulder, the other would wrap his arms around his friend.
  Much of the time they are on screen, the girls have no lines; they just lounge about, draping themselves Siamese-cat-style over furniture, trees and one another.
  They do not shrink, but stoop, draping themselves over the lip of the vase that holds them.
  Or perhaps that's just static from the man-made fibres sported by the louche characters draping themselves across the furniture.
  To listen to the first disc of this double album, you need a polished wooden floor to sashay across, before draping yourself onto a sheepskin rug with a glass of the old bubbly.
  Last week two bikini models draped themselves across a couple of 1970s Nortons for a magazine fashion shoot.
  Synonyms
  dangle, hang, suspend, let fall, droop, drop, place loosely, lean
3. 1.3no object (of fabric) hang in loose, graceful folds.
  velvet drapes beautifully
  Example sentencesExamples
  Black fabric draped through the halls, concealing all portraits and ornamentation.
  Crepe de chine drapes beautifully and works well for loose, bias-cut skirts, blouses and dresses.
  The fabric draped off her diminutive form, hiding her hands and bare feet easily.
  The window well included about a dozen of these pillow-pods in sepia tones, some of them soft enough to drape slightly as they hung over a horizontal divider.
  She stepped out of the shadows, her long jet black hair reaching to her waist, a gown of fine gold fabric draping from her shoulders to her feet and leaving her slender arms bare.
  They should drape beautifully from the waist to the toes, with a clean, unbroken line running down the front of the legs.
  It drapes geometrically, clashing beautifully with the natural world.
  Black and red curtains draped gracefully to the floor, resplendent with fierce twining dragons.
  Sarah looked inside and saw a wide double bed with hanging curtains draping onto it.
  The cloak draped down to her ankles, and like the cloak, it was also lined in gold.
  On most males, the fabric will drape down from the shoulder area to provide a convenient hollow behind the hip.

noun dreɪpdreɪp

1drapesNorth American Long curtains.
Katherine pulled back the heavy velvet drapes
Example sentencesExamples
- Heavy velvet drapes in blood red, cut a vertical moat from the outside world, and bathed the room in candle glow orange.
- The three of us settled into a hidden alcove hung with burgundy velvet drapes.
- She has no curtains or drapes and it's a big ‘picture’ window, so you can't help but notice. She talks but there's no-one else in the room.
- She looked at the heavy long velvet drapes covering the window.
- Thick curtains and drapes set off luxurious leather-covered cushions with button-up fronts that look mouth-wateringly comfortable.
- Decked out in velvet drapes, plush red sofas and funky antiques, it's part Moulin Rouge part Berlin bordello.
- White lacy curtains with dark red drapes covered the French windows, giving the room a warm, cozy ambience.
- Fitted carpets, heavy drapes, upholstered furniture - even soft toys - promote dust accumulation and the breeding of dust mites.
- They walked down an aisle between rows of theatre seats, toward an upraised dais at the far end of the chamber, where a pair of elegant thrones sat empty before velvet drapes of purple.
- We settled some distance from the doors, by one of the big windows with the familiar heavy drapes of velvet.
- They quickly readied mounts, some for the number of servants she was taking and one for her, which they bedecked in gold, velvet, and silk drapes.
- Having now reached the said window she slowly drew open the marron velvet drapes of her study's only window, standing as far away as possible from the window at all times.
- A sunken lounge features Moroccan cushions and pouffes, while a dining alcove is covered in rich velvet drapes in red, orange and ochre.
- His office was lavish, with a thick, deep red carpet, and heavy velvet drapes, the same color as the carpet, pulled back at the windows.
- Call the cleaners and they will take care of the carpets, curtains, drapes, furniture, upholstery and put a beautiful Spring gloss to your home.
- In crowded Athens, heavy drapes are not de rigueur, nor are lowered voices, and the neighbourhood sights and sounds press in upon you.
- The windows were always closed with heavy drapes.
- If not, speak up; request the quietest corner room or the one with the heavy drapes or silk wallpaper that help muffle sound.
- The thick velvet drapes were drawn in the chamber, blocking out the setting sun.
- Inside the hulk are heavy drapes and two red velvet chairs.
1. 1.1usually as modifier A man's suit consisting of a long jacket and narrow trousers, as worn by a Teddy boy.
  a drape jacket
  Example sentencesExamples
  Rather than try and dress it up in a drape jacket, she cannot put enough emphasis on how the genre has expanded its parameters since she first trod the boards of the church halls and less salubrious venues.
  Meanwhile Roy will be wearing a cream drape suit and creepers with leopard skin fronts.
  I indicated the one in the pink drape coat and western string tie standing in the shadows, almost in the wings.
2. 1.2 A cloth for covering parts of a patient's body other than that part on which a surgical operation is being performed.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The deceiving effect of surgical drapes, as well as various stages of intraoperative brain swelling, impairs the surgeon's orientation.
  The drapes include a plastic U-shaped drape that is placed around the patient's surgical leg and a lower extremity drape.
  In the early 1900s, the use of surgical gowns and drapes evolved as a standard of practice.
  The circulating nurse then preps the patient, and the surgeon places the surgical drapes.
  Remove the drapes from the patient to protect against burns and inhalation of toxic gases.
  How vital is it for those patient drapes to be made of costly barrier-quality materials?
  How essential are full body drapes for those procedures?
  Use a clear, incise drape on the surgical site, which inadvertently helps to keep the flow of oxygen at the surgical site.
  Researchers randomly collected reusable and single-use surgical sets containing drapes and gowns that were deemed ready for use in the OR.
  A cap, sterile gown, gloves, mask, and barrier drapes are needed when a catheter is placed.
  The surgeon and scrub person apply surgical drapes and position the suction, drill, and electrosurgical pencil on the field to be connected.
  It is important never to leave a lighted endoscope or light source lying on surgical drapes.
  The scrub person and surgeon place sterile drapes over the surgical site but avoid overdraping.
  Materials used for surgical gowns and drapes should be resistant to penetration by blood and other body fluids as necessitated by their intended use.
  The surgeon and scrub person then apply the surgical drapes.
  With the patient lying supinely, the abdomen is prepared in the usual sterile manner; surgical drapes are placed.
  Another challenge exists if the patient's identification bracelet has been removed or is under surgical drapes.
  One woman said she felt ‘very isolated’ during the biopsy because of the surgical drapes.
  The scrub person then drapes the patient by securing a towel with an adhesive strip on the patient's forehead and placing a body drape down the entire length of the patient.
  The perioperative team members remove the drapes and move the patient from the lithotomy to the supine position.
2in singular The way in which a garment or fabric hangs.
by fixing the band lower down you obtain a fuller drape in the fabric
Example sentencesExamples
- It's all about this sexual power, the drape, the swagger.
- A great suit is the result of a flattering cut, good tailoring, and fabric that is distinctive, comfortable, and has a good drape.
- Its sleeves flowed down her arms ending in a willowy drape nearly two feet long from which a golden tassel hung.
- He has everything right - the stagger of the man walking, the drape of the man sitting, the accusatory point of the man's finger.
- Eva studied the drape of ancient robes on vases and kylices in order to develop the proper weave of the costumes.
- See the fabric drape and reveal the curve and flow of the body beneath.
- Or perhaps it is just the drape of fabric which makes the fashion statement.
- The heavy drape of it hides all from his steady eye as I turn before him.
- I then took the rope and tied it off around my waist, tightening the drape to give me a more decent look.
- The firm has developed mathematical algorithms to simulate fabric drape and garment fit.
- Love the ease of pull-on pants, but not the drape or feel?
- These silk sportshirts are crafted here in a comfortable waffled texture with relaxed, oversized fit, a superior drape and long-lasting style.
- ‘Mysore Silk’ sarees have a distinctive drape, grainy effect and are washable to a very high degree.
- This is a resilient fabric that resists wrinkling in addition to being pliable and soft with a good drape.
- Add the desired amount of pintucks to each side of the center, remembering that the more pintucks sewn, the more the fabric drape will be affected.
- The result is an improved drape and luster, giving a feel and look of elegance.
- This works particularly well for women, with the gun worn to the front and concealed by the drape of blouse.
- This brushed fabric has the soft hand and silky drape of rayon, but, unlike traditional rayon, can be machine-washed and dried.

Derivatives

drapey

adjective

But for anything more tailored, this method makes the rayon far too soft and drapey.
Example sentencesExamples
- Give it up for a gutsy pair of slouchy, droopy midcalf boots that ask to hold a drapey pair of pants.
- They look horrible on the ball, but the tops were soft and drapey.
- Knitwear and jackets are slim, while pants are slim through the hips and thighs with a soft and drapey flare.
- This is a very flattering and super quick skirt to make and your end product will look best if a drapey good quality fabric is used.

Origin

Mid 19th century: back-formation from drapery, influenced by French draper 'to drape'. The noun senses date from the early 20th century.

Rhymes

agape, ape, cape, chape, crape, crêpe, escape, gape, grape, jape, misshape, nape, rape, scrape, shape, tape

Definition of drape in US English:

drape

verbdrāpdreɪp

1with object and adverbial Arrange (cloth or clothing) loosely or casually on or around something.
she draped a shawl around her shoulders
Example sentencesExamples
- Logan dressed in a pair of shorts and draped a shirt and towel over his shoulder before he walked over to Brett's room to see if he wanted to join him.
- Create your own fashion originals by freely draping fabric directly on the dress form.
- The main color was teal but a darker blue see-through skirt was draped over the bottom of the dress.
- ‘No, this booth is free,’ Alan announced grandly, abandoning his pint and draping his coat over his shoulders.
- I took the piece of cloth and found holes where the head and the arm would go though, and draped the clothing over my head.
- His suit jacket was draped over his chair and his tie was loosened a bit so he could work comfortably before he left.
- Hajnalka's four-year-old daughter Regina flops down between them and closes her eyes as Mark drapes his sweater over her.
- A see-through white scarf was draped over his leather belt and trailed down the back of his dark purple leg-armor.
- Ariel has draped some clothing on the tree and Trinculo takes a robe and puts it on.
- In a further affront to American freedoms, a traditional scarf was draped over her shoulders.
- She dressed quickly, and draped a yellow scarf over her shoulders.
- He draped his suit jacket over the chair and walked over to his answering machine.
- Dare's leather jacket was draped across the back of the sofa.
- Her green jacket was loosely draped in the crook of her elbow, and her jeans were clean, as if they had been purchased recently.
- My own coat was still draped over the chair by the door, but even from where I stood I could see loose threads dangling from the seams.
- Mills came in, draping his coat over the back of the chair.
- Nathan turned away, draping his coat across one of the stools before helping himself to the contents of the coffee pot.
- Women born in the Sixties onwards are so unused to chivalry that we wouldn't know what to do with it if it bit us on the nose, apologised and draped its coat over that puddle we were about to step into.
- A yellow shawl to match her dress was draped over her forearms, and she chuckled nervously at Allen's reaction.
- I draped my scarf across the coat hanger and turned around.
1. 1.1 Adorn, cover, or wrap (someone or something) loosely with folds of cloth.
  the body was draped in a blanket
  Example sentencesExamples
  All the furniture is draped in grey blankets to make it more sophisticatedly grey.
  Instead, he saw a tall woman, draped in rose silk.
  His coffin was draped in a Union flag and was carried by six soldiers from his artillery battery.
  He held up a blanket and draped it around my shoulders.
  A cozy blanket drapes your lap, electric-blue shadows flicker in the dimly lit room.
  The rest of the room was draped in a majestic red; the carpet a deep burgundy color.
  There was at least thirty people sitting at both sides of the table, all draped in black robes.
  She was squatting by the fire wrapped in scarlet cloth, her shoulders draped in a soiled blanket.
  They are also draped in sarees and decorated adeptly with jewels.
  His 6'4'' body is in a coffin draped with the American flag.
  Mark gently removed the hand from his waist and sat up, draping the blanket onto Claire.
  Behind them a van draped with garlands crept along, its rear doors open.
  She drapes the warm blanket around his shivering skin.
  The fact is that on the streets of India, certainly by Western standards, most women appear to be draped, swathed and completely covered in fabric.
  At his funeral the coffin was draped with the club flag and members carried the coffin.
  He drapes a blanket over me, drops a kiss on my forehead and he leaves, locking the door silently behind him.
  She was draped in a shimmering golden cloth that barely covered her and was held in place by a ruby pin.
  The walls and beds were draped in silks and velvets.
  The flag should not be used as a drapery, or for covering a speakers desk, draping a platform, or for any decoration in general.
  We've taken to draping a blanket over the sofa during the week when we are gone all day, and then throwing that in the wash once a week.
  Synonyms
  wrap, arrange, wind, swathe, sling, hang, let fall in folds
  cover, envelop, swathe, shroud, decorate, adorn, array, deck, bedeck, festoon, bundle up, muffle up, blanket, overlay, cloak, veil, wind, enfold, sheathe
2. 1.2 Let (oneself or a part of one's body) rest somewhere in a casual or relaxed way.
  he draped an arm around her shoulders
  Example sentencesExamples
  To listen to the first disc of this double album, you need a polished wooden floor to sashay across, before draping yourself onto a sheepskin rug with a glass of the old bubbly.
  She is very strong and can pin big healthy adults to the sofa for hours on end, simply by draping herself across a belly, falling asleep, and generally being warm and fuzzy.
  I dragged myself onto my knees beside her to check that she hadn't broken her toe or anything serious like that, but I was little help, draping myself over her shoulder as I attempted to focus upon her foot.
  While the pain explodes from his body he drapes himself over Nobantu's lap and she rubs his back just as she had rubbed his mother's leg at hospital just a few days before.
  Freshly installed spouse Sophie, meanwhile, has only just stopped short of draping herself across the bonnets of sports cars in ermine and tiara.
  But since this would involve draping myself over couches wearing a toga and sucking grapes it would lack novelty, being all too similar to an ordinary Saturday night chez Lupin.
  Last week two bikini models draped themselves across a couple of 1970s Nortons for a magazine fashion shoot.
  Much of the time they are on screen, the girls have no lines; they just lounge about, draping themselves Siamese-cat-style over furniture, trees and one another.
  Ugh, what was Luca doing draping himself like this on her?
  In between phone calls she would drape herself over the chap (who really didn't seem interested) and cackle uncontrollably whenever he made a sound.
  They quite unselfconsciously continued to drape themselves over each other; one would rest his head on the other's shoulder, the other would wrap his arms around his friend.
  But I made it outside, feeling good about myself when I felt an arm drape itself across my shoulder.
  I was sleeping on my side and he'd draped himself over my body, head stretched out on the point of my shoulder, legs hanging down my back and chest.
  Dicena had cried herself out and draped herself on her mother's shoulders, arms limply dangling down Debra's back.
  After Ben's birth, when the baby blues hit their worst low, the most physical exertion I could manage was draping myself over my ball, in a quasi-foetal position.
  Or perhaps that's just static from the man-made fibres sported by the louche characters draping themselves across the furniture.
  She draped herself over me and planted a very wet kiss right on the inside of my ear (and so it was pretty loud too).
  She jumped as she felt an arm drape itself around her shoulders.
  Yesterday, she came along and draped herself completely across both of my arms.
  They do not shrink, but stoop, draping themselves over the lip of the vase that holds them.
  Synonyms
  dangle, hang, suspend, let fall, droop, drop, place loosely, lean
3. 1.3no object (of fabric) hang or be able to hang in loose, graceful folds.
  velvet drapes beautifully
  Example sentencesExamples
  Sarah looked inside and saw a wide double bed with hanging curtains draping onto it.
  It drapes geometrically, clashing beautifully with the natural world.
  They should drape beautifully from the waist to the toes, with a clean, unbroken line running down the front of the legs.
  The window well included about a dozen of these pillow-pods in sepia tones, some of them soft enough to drape slightly as they hung over a horizontal divider.
  Crepe de chine drapes beautifully and works well for loose, bias-cut skirts, blouses and dresses.
  On most males, the fabric will drape down from the shoulder area to provide a convenient hollow behind the hip.
  Black and red curtains draped gracefully to the floor, resplendent with fierce twining dragons.
  The cloak draped down to her ankles, and like the cloak, it was also lined in gold.
  The fabric draped off her diminutive form, hiding her hands and bare feet easily.
  She stepped out of the shadows, her long jet black hair reaching to her waist, a gown of fine gold fabric draping from her shoulders to her feet and leaving her slender arms bare.
  Black fabric draped through the halls, concealing all portraits and ornamentation.

noundrāpdreɪp

1drapesNorth American Long curtains.
Katherine pulled back the heavy velvet drapes
Example sentencesExamples
- Fitted carpets, heavy drapes, upholstered furniture - even soft toys - promote dust accumulation and the breeding of dust mites.
- They quickly readied mounts, some for the number of servants she was taking and one for her, which they bedecked in gold, velvet, and silk drapes.
- The thick velvet drapes were drawn in the chamber, blocking out the setting sun.
- White lacy curtains with dark red drapes covered the French windows, giving the room a warm, cozy ambience.
- A sunken lounge features Moroccan cushions and pouffes, while a dining alcove is covered in rich velvet drapes in red, orange and ochre.
- She has no curtains or drapes and it's a big ‘picture’ window, so you can't help but notice. She talks but there's no-one else in the room.
- His office was lavish, with a thick, deep red carpet, and heavy velvet drapes, the same color as the carpet, pulled back at the windows.
- Thick curtains and drapes set off luxurious leather-covered cushions with button-up fronts that look mouth-wateringly comfortable.
- Call the cleaners and they will take care of the carpets, curtains, drapes, furniture, upholstery and put a beautiful Spring gloss to your home.
- The three of us settled into a hidden alcove hung with burgundy velvet drapes.
- The windows were always closed with heavy drapes.
- She looked at the heavy long velvet drapes covering the window.
- We settled some distance from the doors, by one of the big windows with the familiar heavy drapes of velvet.
- Heavy velvet drapes in blood red, cut a vertical moat from the outside world, and bathed the room in candle glow orange.
- Inside the hulk are heavy drapes and two red velvet chairs.
- If not, speak up; request the quietest corner room or the one with the heavy drapes or silk wallpaper that help muffle sound.
- Decked out in velvet drapes, plush red sofas and funky antiques, it's part Moulin Rouge part Berlin bordello.
- Having now reached the said window she slowly drew open the marron velvet drapes of her study's only window, standing as far away as possible from the window at all times.
- They walked down an aisle between rows of theatre seats, toward an upraised dais at the far end of the chamber, where a pair of elegant thrones sat empty before velvet drapes of purple.
- In crowded Athens, heavy drapes are not de rigueur, nor are lowered voices, and the neighbourhood sights and sounds press in upon you.
1. 1.1 A man's suit consisting of a long jacket and narrow trousers, as worn by a Teddy boy.
  teds dressed in Edwardian-style drapes and suede shoes
  Example sentencesExamples
  Meanwhile Roy will be wearing a cream drape suit and creepers with leopard skin fronts.
  Rather than try and dress it up in a drape jacket, she cannot put enough emphasis on how the genre has expanded its parameters since she first trod the boards of the church halls and less salubrious venues.
  I indicated the one in the pink drape coat and western string tie standing in the shadows, almost in the wings.
2. 1.2 A cloth for covering parts of a patient's body other than that part on which a surgical operation is being performed.
  Example sentencesExamples
  One woman said she felt ‘very isolated’ during the biopsy because of the surgical drapes.
  The scrub person and surgeon place sterile drapes over the surgical site but avoid overdraping.
  The scrub person then drapes the patient by securing a towel with an adhesive strip on the patient's forehead and placing a body drape down the entire length of the patient.
  The deceiving effect of surgical drapes, as well as various stages of intraoperative brain swelling, impairs the surgeon's orientation.
  Another challenge exists if the patient's identification bracelet has been removed or is under surgical drapes.
  In the early 1900s, the use of surgical gowns and drapes evolved as a standard of practice.
  With the patient lying supinely, the abdomen is prepared in the usual sterile manner; surgical drapes are placed.
  Materials used for surgical gowns and drapes should be resistant to penetration by blood and other body fluids as necessitated by their intended use.
  It is important never to leave a lighted endoscope or light source lying on surgical drapes.
  The circulating nurse then preps the patient, and the surgeon places the surgical drapes.
  The surgeon and scrub person apply surgical drapes and position the suction, drill, and electrosurgical pencil on the field to be connected.
  The drapes include a plastic U-shaped drape that is placed around the patient's surgical leg and a lower extremity drape.
  How essential are full body drapes for those procedures?
  How vital is it for those patient drapes to be made of costly barrier-quality materials?
  A cap, sterile gown, gloves, mask, and barrier drapes are needed when a catheter is placed.
  Researchers randomly collected reusable and single-use surgical sets containing drapes and gowns that were deemed ready for use in the OR.
  The surgeon and scrub person then apply the surgical drapes.
  Use a clear, incise drape on the surgical site, which inadvertently helps to keep the flow of oxygen at the surgical site.
  The perioperative team members remove the drapes and move the patient from the lithotomy to the supine position.
  Remove the drapes from the patient to protect against burns and inhalation of toxic gases.
2in singular The way in which a garment or fabric hangs.
by fixing the band lower down you obtain a fuller drape in the fabric
Example sentencesExamples
- Add the desired amount of pintucks to each side of the center, remembering that the more pintucks sewn, the more the fabric drape will be affected.
- I then took the rope and tied it off around my waist, tightening the drape to give me a more decent look.
- These silk sportshirts are crafted here in a comfortable waffled texture with relaxed, oversized fit, a superior drape and long-lasting style.
- This is a resilient fabric that resists wrinkling in addition to being pliable and soft with a good drape.
- A great suit is the result of a flattering cut, good tailoring, and fabric that is distinctive, comfortable, and has a good drape.
- Love the ease of pull-on pants, but not the drape or feel?
- The heavy drape of it hides all from his steady eye as I turn before him.
- ‘Mysore Silk’ sarees have a distinctive drape, grainy effect and are washable to a very high degree.
- Eva studied the drape of ancient robes on vases and kylices in order to develop the proper weave of the costumes.
- The firm has developed mathematical algorithms to simulate fabric drape and garment fit.
- Its sleeves flowed down her arms ending in a willowy drape nearly two feet long from which a golden tassel hung.
- It's all about this sexual power, the drape, the swagger.
- He has everything right - the stagger of the man walking, the drape of the man sitting, the accusatory point of the man's finger.
- The result is an improved drape and luster, giving a feel and look of elegance.
- Or perhaps it is just the drape of fabric which makes the fashion statement.
- See the fabric drape and reveal the curve and flow of the body beneath.
- This brushed fabric has the soft hand and silky drape of rayon, but, unlike traditional rayon, can be machine-washed and dried.
- This works particularly well for women, with the gun worn to the front and concealed by the drape of blouse.

Origin

Mid 19th century: back-formation from drapery, influenced by French draper ‘to drape’. The noun senses date from the early 20th century.

单词	drape
释义	Definition of drape in English: drape verb dreɪpdreɪp 1with object and adverbial Arrange (cloth or clothing) loosely or casually on or round something. she draped a shawl around her shoulders Example sentencesExamples A yellow shawl to match her dress was draped over her forearms, and she chuckled nervously at Allen's reaction. In a further affront to American freedoms, a traditional scarf was draped over her shoulders. Logan dressed in a pair of shorts and draped a shirt and towel over his shoulder before he walked over to Brett's room to see if he wanted to join him. A see-through white scarf was draped over his leather belt and trailed down the back of his dark purple leg-armor. Create your own fashion originals by freely draping fabric directly on the dress form. I draped my scarf across the coat hanger and turned around. Dare's leather jacket was draped across the back of the sofa. Hajnalka's four-year-old daughter Regina flops down between them and closes her eyes as Mark drapes his sweater over her. He draped his suit jacket over the chair and walked over to his answering machine. His suit jacket was draped over his chair and his tie was loosened a bit so he could work comfortably before he left. She dressed quickly, and draped a yellow scarf over her shoulders. Her green jacket was loosely draped in the crook of her elbow, and her jeans were clean, as if they had been purchased recently. I took the piece of cloth and found holes where the head and the arm would go though, and draped the clothing over my head. My own coat was still draped over the chair by the door, but even from where I stood I could see loose threads dangling from the seams. Women born in the Sixties onwards are so unused to chivalry that we wouldn't know what to do with it if it bit us on the nose, apologised and draped its coat over that puddle we were about to step into. Mills came in, draping his coat over the back of the chair. Ariel has draped some clothing on the tree and Trinculo takes a robe and puts it on. ‘No, this booth is free,’ Alan announced grandly, abandoning his pint and draping his coat over his shoulders. The main color was teal but a darker blue see-through skirt was draped over the bottom of the dress. Nathan turned away, draping his coat across one of the stools before helping himself to the contents of the coffee pot. 1.1 Cover or wrap loosely with folds of cloth. the body was draped in a blanket Example sentencesExamples His coffin was draped in a Union flag and was carried by six soldiers from his artillery battery. The rest of the room was draped in a majestic red; the carpet a deep burgundy color. Instead, he saw a tall woman, draped in rose silk. The flag should not be used as a drapery, or for covering a speakers desk, draping a platform, or for any decoration in general. At his funeral the coffin was draped with the club flag and members carried the coffin. A cozy blanket drapes your lap, electric-blue shadows flicker in the dimly lit room. We've taken to draping a blanket over the sofa during the week when we are gone all day, and then throwing that in the wash once a week. She drapes the warm blanket around his shivering skin. All the furniture is draped in grey blankets to make it more sophisticatedly grey. He held up a blanket and draped it around my shoulders. She was draped in a shimmering golden cloth that barely covered her and was held in place by a ruby pin. He drapes a blanket over me, drops a kiss on my forehead and he leaves, locking the door silently behind him. Mark gently removed the hand from his waist and sat up, draping the blanket onto Claire. The fact is that on the streets of India, certainly by Western standards, most women appear to be draped, swathed and completely covered in fabric. His 6'4'' body is in a coffin draped with the American flag. Behind them a van draped with garlands crept along, its rear doors open. She was squatting by the fire wrapped in scarlet cloth, her shoulders draped in a soiled blanket. They are also draped in sarees and decorated adeptly with jewels. The walls and beds were draped in silks and velvets. There was at least thirty people sitting at both sides of the table, all draped in black robes. Synonyms wrap, arrange, wind, swathe, sling, hang, let fall in folds cover, envelop, swathe, shroud, decorate, adorn, array, deck, bedeck, festoon, bundle up, muffle up, blanket, overlay, cloak, veil, wind, enfold, sheathe 1.2 Let (oneself or a part of one's body) rest somewhere in a casual or relaxed way. he draped an arm around her shoulders Example sentencesExamples I dragged myself onto my knees beside her to check that she hadn't broken her toe or anything serious like that, but I was little help, draping myself over her shoulder as I attempted to focus upon her foot. Dicena had cried herself out and draped herself on her mother's shoulders, arms limply dangling down Debra's back. She jumped as she felt an arm drape itself around her shoulders. Freshly installed spouse Sophie, meanwhile, has only just stopped short of draping herself across the bonnets of sports cars in ermine and tiara. While the pain explodes from his body he drapes himself over Nobantu's lap and she rubs his back just as she had rubbed his mother's leg at hospital just a few days before. After Ben's birth, when the baby blues hit their worst low, the most physical exertion I could manage was draping myself over my ball, in a quasi-foetal position. She is very strong and can pin big healthy adults to the sofa for hours on end, simply by draping herself across a belly, falling asleep, and generally being warm and fuzzy. In between phone calls she would drape herself over the chap (who really didn't seem interested) and cackle uncontrollably whenever he made a sound. Ugh, what was Luca doing draping himself like this on her? But since this would involve draping myself over couches wearing a toga and sucking grapes it would lack novelty, being all too similar to an ordinary Saturday night chez Lupin. I was sleeping on my side and he'd draped himself over my body, head stretched out on the point of my shoulder, legs hanging down my back and chest. But I made it outside, feeling good about myself when I felt an arm drape itself across my shoulder. Yesterday, she came along and draped herself completely across both of my arms. She draped herself over me and planted a very wet kiss right on the inside of my ear (and so it was pretty loud too). They quite unselfconsciously continued to drape themselves over each other; one would rest his head on the other's shoulder, the other would wrap his arms around his friend. Much of the time they are on screen, the girls have no lines; they just lounge about, draping themselves Siamese-cat-style over furniture, trees and one another. They do not shrink, but stoop, draping themselves over the lip of the vase that holds them. Or perhaps that's just static from the man-made fibres sported by the louche characters draping themselves across the furniture. To listen to the first disc of this double album, you need a polished wooden floor to sashay across, before draping yourself onto a sheepskin rug with a glass of the old bubbly. Last week two bikini models draped themselves across a couple of 1970s Nortons for a magazine fashion shoot. Synonyms dangle, hang, suspend, let fall, droop, drop, place loosely, lean 1.3no object (of fabric) hang in loose, graceful folds. velvet drapes beautifully Example sentencesExamples Black fabric draped through the halls, concealing all portraits and ornamentation. Crepe de chine drapes beautifully and works well for loose, bias-cut skirts, blouses and dresses. The fabric draped off her diminutive form, hiding her hands and bare feet easily. The window well included about a dozen of these pillow-pods in sepia tones, some of them soft enough to drape slightly as they hung over a horizontal divider. She stepped out of the shadows, her long jet black hair reaching to her waist, a gown of fine gold fabric draping from her shoulders to her feet and leaving her slender arms bare. They should drape beautifully from the waist to the toes, with a clean, unbroken line running down the front of the legs. It drapes geometrically, clashing beautifully with the natural world. Black and red curtains draped gracefully to the floor, resplendent with fierce twining dragons. Sarah looked inside and saw a wide double bed with hanging curtains draping onto it. The cloak draped down to her ankles, and like the cloak, it was also lined in gold. On most males, the fabric will drape down from the shoulder area to provide a convenient hollow behind the hip. noun dreɪpdreɪp 1drapesNorth American Long curtains. Katherine pulled back the heavy velvet drapes Example sentencesExamples Heavy velvet drapes in blood red, cut a vertical moat from the outside world, and bathed the room in candle glow orange. The three of us settled into a hidden alcove hung with burgundy velvet drapes. She has no curtains or drapes and it's a big ‘picture’ window, so you can't help but notice. She talks but there's no-one else in the room. She looked at the heavy long velvet drapes covering the window. Thick curtains and drapes set off luxurious leather-covered cushions with button-up fronts that look mouth-wateringly comfortable. Decked out in velvet drapes, plush red sofas and funky antiques, it's part Moulin Rouge part Berlin bordello. White lacy curtains with dark red drapes covered the French windows, giving the room a warm, cozy ambience. Fitted carpets, heavy drapes, upholstered furniture - even soft toys - promote dust accumulation and the breeding of dust mites. They walked down an aisle between rows of theatre seats, toward an upraised dais at the far end of the chamber, where a pair of elegant thrones sat empty before velvet drapes of purple. We settled some distance from the doors, by one of the big windows with the familiar heavy drapes of velvet. They quickly readied mounts, some for the number of servants she was taking and one for her, which they bedecked in gold, velvet, and silk drapes. Having now reached the said window she slowly drew open the marron velvet drapes of her study's only window, standing as far away as possible from the window at all times. A sunken lounge features Moroccan cushions and pouffes, while a dining alcove is covered in rich velvet drapes in red, orange and ochre. His office was lavish, with a thick, deep red carpet, and heavy velvet drapes, the same color as the carpet, pulled back at the windows. Call the cleaners and they will take care of the carpets, curtains, drapes, furniture, upholstery and put a beautiful Spring gloss to your home. In crowded Athens, heavy drapes are not de rigueur, nor are lowered voices, and the neighbourhood sights and sounds press in upon you. The windows were always closed with heavy drapes. If not, speak up; request the quietest corner room or the one with the heavy drapes or silk wallpaper that help muffle sound. The thick velvet drapes were drawn in the chamber, blocking out the setting sun. Inside the hulk are heavy drapes and two red velvet chairs. 1.1usually as modifier A man's suit consisting of a long jacket and narrow trousers, as worn by a Teddy boy. a drape jacket Example sentencesExamples Rather than try and dress it up in a drape jacket, she cannot put enough emphasis on how the genre has expanded its parameters since she first trod the boards of the church halls and less salubrious venues. Meanwhile Roy will be wearing a cream drape suit and creepers with leopard skin fronts. I indicated the one in the pink drape coat and western string tie standing in the shadows, almost in the wings. 1.2 A cloth for covering parts of a patient's body other than that part on which a surgical operation is being performed. Example sentencesExamples The deceiving effect of surgical drapes, as well as various stages of intraoperative brain swelling, impairs the surgeon's orientation. The drapes include a plastic U-shaped drape that is placed around the patient's surgical leg and a lower extremity drape. In the early 1900s, the use of surgical gowns and drapes evolved as a standard of practice. The circulating nurse then preps the patient, and the surgeon places the surgical drapes. Remove the drapes from the patient to protect against burns and inhalation of toxic gases. How vital is it for those patient drapes to be made of costly barrier-quality materials? How essential are full body drapes for those procedures? Use a clear, incise drape on the surgical site, which inadvertently helps to keep the flow of oxygen at the surgical site. Researchers randomly collected reusable and single-use surgical sets containing drapes and gowns that were deemed ready for use in the OR. A cap, sterile gown, gloves, mask, and barrier drapes are needed when a catheter is placed. The surgeon and scrub person apply surgical drapes and position the suction, drill, and electrosurgical pencil on the field to be connected. It is important never to leave a lighted endoscope or light source lying on surgical drapes. The scrub person and surgeon place sterile drapes over the surgical site but avoid overdraping. Materials used for surgical gowns and drapes should be resistant to penetration by blood and other body fluids as necessitated by their intended use. The surgeon and scrub person then apply the surgical drapes. With the patient lying supinely, the abdomen is prepared in the usual sterile manner; surgical drapes are placed. Another challenge exists if the patient's identification bracelet has been removed or is under surgical drapes. One woman said she felt ‘very isolated’ during the biopsy because of the surgical drapes. The scrub person then drapes the patient by securing a towel with an adhesive strip on the patient's forehead and placing a body drape down the entire length of the patient. The perioperative team members remove the drapes and move the patient from the lithotomy to the supine position. 2in singular The way in which a garment or fabric hangs. by fixing the band lower down you obtain a fuller drape in the fabric Example sentencesExamples It's all about this sexual power, the drape, the swagger. A great suit is the result of a flattering cut, good tailoring, and fabric that is distinctive, comfortable, and has a good drape. Its sleeves flowed down her arms ending in a willowy drape nearly two feet long from which a golden tassel hung. He has everything right - the stagger of the man walking, the drape of the man sitting, the accusatory point of the man's finger. Eva studied the drape of ancient robes on vases and kylices in order to develop the proper weave of the costumes. See the fabric drape and reveal the curve and flow of the body beneath. Or perhaps it is just the drape of fabric which makes the fashion statement. The heavy drape of it hides all from his steady eye as I turn before him. I then took the rope and tied it off around my waist, tightening the drape to give me a more decent look. The firm has developed mathematical algorithms to simulate fabric drape and garment fit. Love the ease of pull-on pants, but not the drape or feel? These silk sportshirts are crafted here in a comfortable waffled texture with relaxed, oversized fit, a superior drape and long-lasting style. ‘Mysore Silk’ sarees have a distinctive drape, grainy effect and are washable to a very high degree. This is a resilient fabric that resists wrinkling in addition to being pliable and soft with a good drape. Add the desired amount of pintucks to each side of the center, remembering that the more pintucks sewn, the more the fabric drape will be affected. The result is an improved drape and luster, giving a feel and look of elegance. This works particularly well for women, with the gun worn to the front and concealed by the drape of blouse. This brushed fabric has the soft hand and silky drape of rayon, but, unlike traditional rayon, can be machine-washed and dried. Derivatives drapey adjective But for anything more tailored, this method makes the rayon far too soft and drapey. Example sentencesExamples Give it up for a gutsy pair of slouchy, droopy midcalf boots that ask to hold a drapey pair of pants. They look horrible on the ball, but the tops were soft and drapey. Knitwear and jackets are slim, while pants are slim through the hips and thighs with a soft and drapey flare. This is a very flattering and super quick skirt to make and your end product will look best if a drapey good quality fabric is used. Origin Mid 19th century: back-formation from drapery, influenced by French draper 'to drape'. The noun senses date from the early 20th century. Rhymes agape, ape, cape, chape, crape, crêpe, escape, gape, grape, jape, misshape, nape, rape, scrape, shape, tape Definition of drape in US English: drape verbdrāpdreɪp 1with object and adverbial Arrange (cloth or clothing) loosely or casually on or around something. she draped a shawl around her shoulders Example sentencesExamples Logan dressed in a pair of shorts and draped a shirt and towel over his shoulder before he walked over to Brett's room to see if he wanted to join him. Create your own fashion originals by freely draping fabric directly on the dress form. The main color was teal but a darker blue see-through skirt was draped over the bottom of the dress. ‘No, this booth is free,’ Alan announced grandly, abandoning his pint and draping his coat over his shoulders. I took the piece of cloth and found holes where the head and the arm would go though, and draped the clothing over my head. His suit jacket was draped over his chair and his tie was loosened a bit so he could work comfortably before he left. Hajnalka's four-year-old daughter Regina flops down between them and closes her eyes as Mark drapes his sweater over her. A see-through white scarf was draped over his leather belt and trailed down the back of his dark purple leg-armor. Ariel has draped some clothing on the tree and Trinculo takes a robe and puts it on. In a further affront to American freedoms, a traditional scarf was draped over her shoulders. She dressed quickly, and draped a yellow scarf over her shoulders. He draped his suit jacket over the chair and walked over to his answering machine. Dare's leather jacket was draped across the back of the sofa. Her green jacket was loosely draped in the crook of her elbow, and her jeans were clean, as if they had been purchased recently. My own coat was still draped over the chair by the door, but even from where I stood I could see loose threads dangling from the seams. Mills came in, draping his coat over the back of the chair. Nathan turned away, draping his coat across one of the stools before helping himself to the contents of the coffee pot. Women born in the Sixties onwards are so unused to chivalry that we wouldn't know what to do with it if it bit us on the nose, apologised and draped its coat over that puddle we were about to step into. A yellow shawl to match her dress was draped over her forearms, and she chuckled nervously at Allen's reaction. I draped my scarf across the coat hanger and turned around. 1.1 Adorn, cover, or wrap (someone or something) loosely with folds of cloth. the body was draped in a blanket Example sentencesExamples All the furniture is draped in grey blankets to make it more sophisticatedly grey. Instead, he saw a tall woman, draped in rose silk. His coffin was draped in a Union flag and was carried by six soldiers from his artillery battery. He held up a blanket and draped it around my shoulders. A cozy blanket drapes your lap, electric-blue shadows flicker in the dimly lit room. The rest of the room was draped in a majestic red; the carpet a deep burgundy color. There was at least thirty people sitting at both sides of the table, all draped in black robes. She was squatting by the fire wrapped in scarlet cloth, her shoulders draped in a soiled blanket. They are also draped in sarees and decorated adeptly with jewels. His 6'4'' body is in a coffin draped with the American flag. Mark gently removed the hand from his waist and sat up, draping the blanket onto Claire. Behind them a van draped with garlands crept along, its rear doors open. She drapes the warm blanket around his shivering skin. The fact is that on the streets of India, certainly by Western standards, most women appear to be draped, swathed and completely covered in fabric. At his funeral the coffin was draped with the club flag and members carried the coffin. He drapes a blanket over me, drops a kiss on my forehead and he leaves, locking the door silently behind him. She was draped in a shimmering golden cloth that barely covered her and was held in place by a ruby pin. The walls and beds were draped in silks and velvets. The flag should not be used as a drapery, or for covering a speakers desk, draping a platform, or for any decoration in general. We've taken to draping a blanket over the sofa during the week when we are gone all day, and then throwing that in the wash once a week. Synonyms wrap, arrange, wind, swathe, sling, hang, let fall in folds cover, envelop, swathe, shroud, decorate, adorn, array, deck, bedeck, festoon, bundle up, muffle up, blanket, overlay, cloak, veil, wind, enfold, sheathe 1.2 Let (oneself or a part of one's body) rest somewhere in a casual or relaxed way. he draped an arm around her shoulders Example sentencesExamples To listen to the first disc of this double album, you need a polished wooden floor to sashay across, before draping yourself onto a sheepskin rug with a glass of the old bubbly. She is very strong and can pin big healthy adults to the sofa for hours on end, simply by draping herself across a belly, falling asleep, and generally being warm and fuzzy. I dragged myself onto my knees beside her to check that she hadn't broken her toe or anything serious like that, but I was little help, draping myself over her shoulder as I attempted to focus upon her foot. While the pain explodes from his body he drapes himself over Nobantu's lap and she rubs his back just as she had rubbed his mother's leg at hospital just a few days before. Freshly installed spouse Sophie, meanwhile, has only just stopped short of draping herself across the bonnets of sports cars in ermine and tiara. But since this would involve draping myself over couches wearing a toga and sucking grapes it would lack novelty, being all too similar to an ordinary Saturday night chez Lupin. Last week two bikini models draped themselves across a couple of 1970s Nortons for a magazine fashion shoot. Much of the time they are on screen, the girls have no lines; they just lounge about, draping themselves Siamese-cat-style over furniture, trees and one another. Ugh, what was Luca doing draping himself like this on her? In between phone calls she would drape herself over the chap (who really didn't seem interested) and cackle uncontrollably whenever he made a sound. They quite unselfconsciously continued to drape themselves over each other; one would rest his head on the other's shoulder, the other would wrap his arms around his friend. But I made it outside, feeling good about myself when I felt an arm drape itself across my shoulder. I was sleeping on my side and he'd draped himself over my body, head stretched out on the point of my shoulder, legs hanging down my back and chest. Dicena had cried herself out and draped herself on her mother's shoulders, arms limply dangling down Debra's back. After Ben's birth, when the baby blues hit their worst low, the most physical exertion I could manage was draping myself over my ball, in a quasi-foetal position. Or perhaps that's just static from the man-made fibres sported by the louche characters draping themselves across the furniture. She draped herself over me and planted a very wet kiss right on the inside of my ear (and so it was pretty loud too). She jumped as she felt an arm drape itself around her shoulders. Yesterday, she came along and draped herself completely across both of my arms. They do not shrink, but stoop, draping themselves over the lip of the vase that holds them. Synonyms dangle, hang, suspend, let fall, droop, drop, place loosely, lean 1.3no object (of fabric) hang or be able to hang in loose, graceful folds. velvet drapes beautifully Example sentencesExamples Sarah looked inside and saw a wide double bed with hanging curtains draping onto it. It drapes geometrically, clashing beautifully with the natural world. They should drape beautifully from the waist to the toes, with a clean, unbroken line running down the front of the legs. The window well included about a dozen of these pillow-pods in sepia tones, some of them soft enough to drape slightly as they hung over a horizontal divider. Crepe de chine drapes beautifully and works well for loose, bias-cut skirts, blouses and dresses. On most males, the fabric will drape down from the shoulder area to provide a convenient hollow behind the hip. Black and red curtains draped gracefully to the floor, resplendent with fierce twining dragons. The cloak draped down to her ankles, and like the cloak, it was also lined in gold. The fabric draped off her diminutive form, hiding her hands and bare feet easily. She stepped out of the shadows, her long jet black hair reaching to her waist, a gown of fine gold fabric draping from her shoulders to her feet and leaving her slender arms bare. Black fabric draped through the halls, concealing all portraits and ornamentation. noundrāpdreɪp 1drapesNorth American Long curtains. Katherine pulled back the heavy velvet drapes Example sentencesExamples Fitted carpets, heavy drapes, upholstered furniture - even soft toys - promote dust accumulation and the breeding of dust mites. They quickly readied mounts, some for the number of servants she was taking and one for her, which they bedecked in gold, velvet, and silk drapes. The thick velvet drapes were drawn in the chamber, blocking out the setting sun. White lacy curtains with dark red drapes covered the French windows, giving the room a warm, cozy ambience. A sunken lounge features Moroccan cushions and pouffes, while a dining alcove is covered in rich velvet drapes in red, orange and ochre. She has no curtains or drapes and it's a big ‘picture’ window, so you can't help but notice. She talks but there's no-one else in the room. His office was lavish, with a thick, deep red carpet, and heavy velvet drapes, the same color as the carpet, pulled back at the windows. Thick curtains and drapes set off luxurious leather-covered cushions with button-up fronts that look mouth-wateringly comfortable. Call the cleaners and they will take care of the carpets, curtains, drapes, furniture, upholstery and put a beautiful Spring gloss to your home. The three of us settled into a hidden alcove hung with burgundy velvet drapes. The windows were always closed with heavy drapes. She looked at the heavy long velvet drapes covering the window. We settled some distance from the doors, by one of the big windows with the familiar heavy drapes of velvet. Heavy velvet drapes in blood red, cut a vertical moat from the outside world, and bathed the room in candle glow orange. Inside the hulk are heavy drapes and two red velvet chairs. If not, speak up; request the quietest corner room or the one with the heavy drapes or silk wallpaper that help muffle sound. Decked out in velvet drapes, plush red sofas and funky antiques, it's part Moulin Rouge part Berlin bordello. Having now reached the said window she slowly drew open the marron velvet drapes of her study's only window, standing as far away as possible from the window at all times. They walked down an aisle between rows of theatre seats, toward an upraised dais at the far end of the chamber, where a pair of elegant thrones sat empty before velvet drapes of purple. In crowded Athens, heavy drapes are not de rigueur, nor are lowered voices, and the neighbourhood sights and sounds press in upon you. 1.1 A man's suit consisting of a long jacket and narrow trousers, as worn by a Teddy boy. teds dressed in Edwardian-style drapes and suede shoes Example sentencesExamples Meanwhile Roy will be wearing a cream drape suit and creepers with leopard skin fronts. Rather than try and dress it up in a drape jacket, she cannot put enough emphasis on how the genre has expanded its parameters since she first trod the boards of the church halls and less salubrious venues. I indicated the one in the pink drape coat and western string tie standing in the shadows, almost in the wings. 1.2 A cloth for covering parts of a patient's body other than that part on which a surgical operation is being performed. Example sentencesExamples One woman said she felt ‘very isolated’ during the biopsy because of the surgical drapes. The scrub person and surgeon place sterile drapes over the surgical site but avoid overdraping. The scrub person then drapes the patient by securing a towel with an adhesive strip on the patient's forehead and placing a body drape down the entire length of the patient. The deceiving effect of surgical drapes, as well as various stages of intraoperative brain swelling, impairs the surgeon's orientation. Another challenge exists if the patient's identification bracelet has been removed or is under surgical drapes. In the early 1900s, the use of surgical gowns and drapes evolved as a standard of practice. With the patient lying supinely, the abdomen is prepared in the usual sterile manner; surgical drapes are placed. Materials used for surgical gowns and drapes should be resistant to penetration by blood and other body fluids as necessitated by their intended use. It is important never to leave a lighted endoscope or light source lying on surgical drapes. The circulating nurse then preps the patient, and the surgeon places the surgical drapes. The surgeon and scrub person apply surgical drapes and position the suction, drill, and electrosurgical pencil on the field to be connected. The drapes include a plastic U-shaped drape that is placed around the patient's surgical leg and a lower extremity drape. How essential are full body drapes for those procedures? How vital is it for those patient drapes to be made of costly barrier-quality materials? A cap, sterile gown, gloves, mask, and barrier drapes are needed when a catheter is placed. Researchers randomly collected reusable and single-use surgical sets containing drapes and gowns that were deemed ready for use in the OR. The surgeon and scrub person then apply the surgical drapes. Use a clear, incise drape on the surgical site, which inadvertently helps to keep the flow of oxygen at the surgical site. The perioperative team members remove the drapes and move the patient from the lithotomy to the supine position. Remove the drapes from the patient to protect against burns and inhalation of toxic gases. 2in singular The way in which a garment or fabric hangs. by fixing the band lower down you obtain a fuller drape in the fabric Example sentencesExamples Add the desired amount of pintucks to each side of the center, remembering that the more pintucks sewn, the more the fabric drape will be affected. I then took the rope and tied it off around my waist, tightening the drape to give me a more decent look. These silk sportshirts are crafted here in a comfortable waffled texture with relaxed, oversized fit, a superior drape and long-lasting style. This is a resilient fabric that resists wrinkling in addition to being pliable and soft with a good drape. A great suit is the result of a flattering cut, good tailoring, and fabric that is distinctive, comfortable, and has a good drape. Love the ease of pull-on pants, but not the drape or feel? The heavy drape of it hides all from his steady eye as I turn before him. ‘Mysore Silk’ sarees have a distinctive drape, grainy effect and are washable to a very high degree. Eva studied the drape of ancient robes on vases and kylices in order to develop the proper weave of the costumes. The firm has developed mathematical algorithms to simulate fabric drape and garment fit. Its sleeves flowed down her arms ending in a willowy drape nearly two feet long from which a golden tassel hung. It's all about this sexual power, the drape, the swagger. He has everything right - the stagger of the man walking, the drape of the man sitting, the accusatory point of the man's finger. The result is an improved drape and luster, giving a feel and look of elegance. Or perhaps it is just the drape of fabric which makes the fashion statement. See the fabric drape and reveal the curve and flow of the body beneath. This brushed fabric has the soft hand and silky drape of rayon, but, unlike traditional rayon, can be machine-washed and dried. This works particularly well for women, with the gun worn to the front and concealed by the drape of blouse. Origin Mid 19th century: back-formation from drapery, influenced by French draper ‘to drape’. The noun senses date from the early 20th century.
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