drapeverb
uk/dreɪp/us/dreɪp/drape sth across, on, over, etc. sth
to put something such as cloth or a piece of clothing loosely over something:
He draped his jacket over the back of the chair and sat down to eat.
She draped the scarf loosely around her shoulders.
be draped in/with sth
to be loosely covered with a cloth:
The coffins were all draped with the national flag.
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Hanging and suspending
- cascade
- dangle
- dangly
- droop
- fall
- flow
- hang
- pendant
- pendent
- pendulous
- sag
- saggy
- sling
- slung
- string
- string sth up
- suspend
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Covering and adding layers
Idiom(s)
draped all over sb
drapenoun [ C or U ]
uk/dreɪp/us/dreɪp/the way in which cloth folds or hangs as it covers something:
She liked the heavy drape of velvet.
drapes [ plural ] also draperies US
heavy curtains made with thick cloth
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Style & appearance of clothes
- -sleeved
- backless
- baggy
- bespoke
- black tie
- bootcut
- hang
- ill-fitting
- knitted
- low slung
- low-cut
- preppy
- ruck
- scantily
- scoop-neck
- sequin
- skintight
- snug
- tweedy
- wraparound
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Curtains & wallpaper