drape
verb /dreɪp/
/dreɪp/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they drape | /dreɪp/ /dreɪp/ |
| he / she / it drapes | /dreɪps/ /dreɪps/ |
| past simple draped | /dreɪpt/ /dreɪpt/ |
| past participle draped | /dreɪpt/ /dreɪpt/ |
| -ing form draping | /ˈdreɪpɪŋ/ /ˈdreɪpɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] drape something around/over/across, etc. something to hang clothes, materials, etc. loosely on somebody/something
- She 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- casually
- loosely
- elegantly
- …
- across
- over
- around
- …
- be draped in something
- be draped with something
- [intransitive] (of clothes or materials) to hang loosely
- Some silk fabrics will drape beautifully.
- [transitive] drape somebody/something in/with something to cover or decorate somebody/something with material
- walls draped in ivy
- The body was draped in a blanket.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- casually
- loosely
- elegantly
- …
- across
- over
- around
- …
- be draped in something
- be draped with something
- [transitive] drape something around/round/over, etc. something to allow part of your body to rest on something in a relaxed way
- His arm was draped casually around her shoulders.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- casually
- loosely
- elegantly
- …
- across
- over
- around
- …
- be draped in something
- be draped with something
Word Originmid 19th cent.: back-formation from drapery, influenced by French draper ‘to drape’. The noun senses date from the early 20th cent.