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English noun: drape | |||
| 1. | drape (artifact) hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) | ||
| Synonyms | curtain, drapery, mantle, pall | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blind, furnishing, screen | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | drop, drop cloth, drop curtain, festoon, frontal, portiere, shower curtain, theater curtain, theatre curtain | ||
| Part holonym | eyehole, eyelet | ||
| 2. | drape (attribute) the manner in which fabric hangs or falls | ||
| Samples | She adjusted the drape of her skirt. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fashion, manner, mode, style, way | ||
| 3. | drape (artifact) a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | covering | ||
English verb: drape | |||
| 1. | drape (contact) arrange in a particular way | ||
| Samples | Drape a cloth. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrange, set up | ||
| Entail | fold, fold up, turn up | ||
| 2. | drape (contact) place casually | ||
| Samples | The cat draped herself on the sofa. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrange, set up | ||
| 3. | drape (contact) cover as if with clothing | ||
| Samples | The mountain was clothed in tropical trees. | ||
| Synonyms | cloak, clothe, robe | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover, spread over | ||
| 4. | drape (contact) cover or dress loosely with cloth | ||
| Samples | Drape the statue with a sheet. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody with something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover | ||
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