drape

5 definitions • 5 examples

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.

to be loosely covered with a cloth:

The coffins were all draped with the national flag.

the way in which cloth folds or hangs as it covers something:

She liked the heavy drape of velvet.

heavy curtains made with thick cloth:

These drapes will need to be professionally cleaned.

to hang or cover with something loosely and often in a decorative way:

She draped a warm scarf around her shoulders.