[dreɪp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- arrange (cloth or clothing) loosely or casually on or round something
(e.g: she draped a shawl around her shoulders)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: back-formation from drapery, influenced by French draper ‘to drape’. The noun senses date from the early 20th century

[dreɪp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- long curtains
(e.g: Katherine pulled back the heavy velvet drapes)

- the way in which a garment or fabric hangs
(e.g: by fixing the band lower down you obtain a fuller drape in the fabric)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: back-formation from drapery, influenced by French draper ‘to drape’. The noun senses date from the early 20th century