drape

C2 Topic:Materials & Substances

US /dɹeɪp/ See IPA manual

Freq #26985

Meanings

1

noun
the manner in which fabric hangs or falls

They adjusted the drape of their garment.
2

verb
arrange in a particular way

Drape a cloth.
3

verb
cover or dress loosely with cloth

Drape the statue with a sheet.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

valance

Word family

Forms drapeddrapesdraping

Derived forms bedrapedrapabilitydrapeabledrapelessdrapelikedrapeymisdrapeoverdraperedrapeundrape

Related forms drapescurtain

Etymology

From Middle English drape (“a drape”, noun), from Old French draper (“to drape; to full cloth”), from drap (“cloth, drabcloth”), from Late Latin drappus, drapus (“drabcloth, kerchief”), a word first recorded in the Capitularies of Charlemagne, probably from Frankish *drapi, *drāpi (“that which is fulled, drabcloth”, literally “that which is struck or for striking”), from Proto-Germanic *drapiz (“a strike, hit, blow”) and Proto-Germanic *drēpiz (“intended for striking, to be beaten”), both from *drepaną (“to beat, strike”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreb- (“to beat, crush, make or become thick...

drape Middle English draper Old French drappus Late Latin *drapiz Proto-Germanic *drēpiz Proto-Germanic *dʰreb- Proto-Indo-European

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# drape

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /dɹeɪp/
**Frequency rank:** 26985

## Meanings
1. the manner in which fabric hangs or falls
2. arrange in a particular way
3. cover or dress loosely with cloth

## Examples
- They adjusted the drape of their garment.
- Drape a cloth.
- Drape the statue with a sheet.

## Synonyms
- valance

## Derived Forms
- bedrape
- drapability
- drapeable
- drapeless
- drapelike
- drapey
- misdrape
- overdrape
- redrape
- undrape

## Related Forms
- drapes
- curtain

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: drape
- Root: draper
- Root: drappus
- Root: *drapiz
- Root: *drēpiz
- Root: *dʰreb-

## Etymology
From Middle English drape (“a drape”, noun), from Old French draper (“to drape; to full cloth”), from drap (“cloth, drabcloth”), from Late Latin drappus, drapus (“drabcloth, kerchief”), a word first recorded in the Capitularies of Charlemagne, probably from Frankish *drapi, *drāpi (“that which is fulled, drabcloth”, literally “that which is struck or for striking”), from Proto-Germanic *drapiz (“a strike, hit, blow”) and Proto-Germanic *drēpiz (“intended for striking, to be beaten”), both from *drepaną (“to beat, strike”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreb- (“to beat, crush, make or become thick...

## Topics
- Materials & Substances

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