Drape
21drape — drapable, drapeable, adj. drapability, drapeability, n. /drayp/, v., draped, draping, n. v.t. 1. to cover or hang with cloth or other fabric, esp. in graceful folds; adorn with drapery. 2. to adjust (curtains, clothes, etc.) into graceful folds,… …
22drape — 1. To cover parts of the body other than those to be examined or operated upon. 2. The cloth or materials used for such cover. [M.E., fr. L.L. drappus, cloth] * * * drape drāp vt, draped; drap·ing to shroud or enclose with surgical drapes drape n …
23drape — [15] The verb drape originally meant ‘weave wool into cloth’. It was borrowed from Old French draper, which was a derivative of drap ‘cloth’ (source of English drab). This in turn came from late Latin drappus, which was ultimately of Celtic… …
24drape(s) — n a. clothes, a suit or outfit. The word was in use in the USA (where drapes are curtains) in the 1950s among black musicians, hipsters and beatniks. It was then adopted by spivs and prisoners in Britain, where it is still heard. b. British a… …
25drape — [[t]dre͟ɪp[/t]] drapes, draping, draped 1) VERB If you drape a piece of cloth somewhere, you place it there so that it hangs down in a casual and graceful way. [V n prep] Natasha took the coat and draped it over her shoulders... [V n prep] A soft …
26drape — UK [dreɪp] / US verb [transitive] Word forms drape : present tense I/you/we/they drape he/she/it drapes present participle draping past tense draped past participle draped 1) to put something made of cloth over or around something He wore a long… …
27drape — [15] The verb drape originally meant ‘weave wool into cloth’. It was borrowed from Old French draper, which was a derivative of drap ‘cloth’ (source of English drab). This in turn came from late Latin drappus, which was ultimately of Celtic… …
28Drape — Als Drape (engl. Vorhang) bezeichnet man sterile Einweg Hüllen, die in der Chirurgie verwendet werden, um unsterile Geräte (z. B. Operationsmikroskope) abzudecken, damit durch Bedienung des Gerätes für die sterile Person keine Gefahr besteht, mit …
29drape — 1. noun a) A curtain, a drapery. b) See drapes. 2. verb a) To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery; as, to drape a bust, a building, etc. b) …
30Drapé — Dra|pé 〈m. 6; Textilw.〉 = Drapee * * * Drapé [von französisch drap »Tuch«] der, s/ s, eleganter Wollstoff für Gesellschaftskleidung, in Schrägrips oder verstärkter Atlasbindung, meist Kammgarnkette und Streichgarnschuss. Die Strichausrüstung… …
