drape
verb
[ dreɪp ]
• arrange (cloth or clothing) loosely or casually on or round something.
• "she draped a shawl around her shoulders"
drape
noun
• long curtains.
• "Katherine pulled back the heavy velvet drapes"
• the way in which a garment or fabric hangs.
• "by fixing the band lower down you obtain a fuller drape in the fabric"
Origin:
mid 19th century: back-formation from drapery, influenced by French draper ‘to drape’. The noun senses date from the early 20th century.
