drape
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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”),[1] 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”).[2] Cognate with English drub (“to beat”), North Frisian dreep (“a blow”), Low German drapen, dräpen (“to strike”), German treffen (“to meet”), Swedish dräpa (“to slay”). More at drub.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /dɹeɪp/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪp
Noun
editdrape (plural drapes)
- A curtain; a drapery.
- (textiles) The way in which fabric falls or hangs.
- (US) A member of a youth subculture distinguished by its sharp dress, especially peg-leg pants (1950s: e.g. Baltimore, MD). Antonym: square.
- A dress made from an entire piece of cloth, without having pieces cut away as in a fitted garment.
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edit- ^ http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/drabcloth
- ^ Skeat, An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language, "Drab."
- Time.com: MANNERS & MORALS: The Drapes [1]
Verb
editdrape (third-person singular simple present drapes, present participle draping, simple past and past participle draped)
- (transitive) To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery.
- to drape a bust, a building, etc.
- 1840, Thomas De Quincey, Theory of Greek Tragedy:
- The whole people were still draped professionally.
- a. 1892, George Washington Bungay, The Artists of the Air:
- These starry blossoms, pure and white, / Soft falling, falling, through the night, / Have draped the woods and mere.
- 2019 November 21, “Pope Francis meets Thai Buddhist patriarch on visit promoting religious peace”, in The Straits Times[2], SPH Digital News, retrieved 2019-11-22:
- The pair sat before a brilliant gold Buddha statue inside the ornate temple, built 150 years ago by the former Thai King – the supreme patriarch barefoot and draped in orange robes as they spoke.
- (transitive) To spread over, cover.
- I draped my towel over the radiator to dry.
- To rail at; to banter.
- 1672-679, William Temple, Memoirs
- At my Arrival , the King asked me many questions about my Journey, about the Congress, draping us for spending him so money
- 1672-679, William Temple, Memoirs
- To make cloth.
- To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc.
- To hang or rest limply.
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editVerb
editdrape
- inflection of draper:
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editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom *dra (from Dutch daar) + pe.
Adverb
editdrape
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