drape

Noun
  1. Hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) (synset 103155743)
    is a type of:
    • blind, screen - a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
    • furnishing - (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable
    subtypes:
    • drop, drop cloth, drop curtain - a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
    • festoon - a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves
    • frontal - a drapery that covers the front of an altar
    • portiere - a heavy curtain hung across a doorway
    • shower curtain - a curtain that keeps water from splashing out of the shower area
    • theater curtain, theatre curtain - a hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of the audience; rises or parts at the beginning and descends or closes between acts and at the end of a performance
    has: eyehole, eyelet - a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar
    same as: curtain, drapery, mantle, pall
  2. The manner in which fabric hangs or falls (synset 104937316)
    "she adjusted the drape of her skirt"
    is a type of: fashion, manner, mode, style, way - how something is done or how it happens
  3. A sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination (synset 103237626)
    is a type of: covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
Verb
  1. Arrange in a particular way (synset 201545307)
    "drape a cloth"
    entail: fold, fold up, turn up - bend or lay so that one part covers the other
    is a type of: arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order
  2. Place casually (synset 201545782)
    "The cat draped herself on the sofa"
    is a type of: arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order
  3. Cover as if with clothing (synset 201619938)
    "the mountain was clothed in tropical trees"
    is a type of: cover, spread over - form a cover over
    same as: cloak, clothe, robe
  4. Cover or dress loosely with cloth (synset 201615391)
    "drape the statue with a sheet"
    is a type of: cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered

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