drape
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4.0
- noun
- /dreɪp/
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caída
- The drape of her furred glide-skin was like the fold of a royal robe.
- fabric drape
- Grecian drape
- dress with a drape
You know that gorgeous soft slinky drape, the breathable warmth.
- You know that gorgeous soft slinky drape, the breathable warmth.
- The the shape feels right, the sort of swoop and drape of the hair feels right.
Examples
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I screeched open the drapes in each of the twenty-two rooms.
Fiction book (1991) -
Jake said he was certain you'd be happy with the drape of the seat.
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We should get a perfect drape.
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You have to feel the fabric and test the drape.
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And the orange drape brings the yellow undertone out... and makes them look really good.
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Ayla stood back, holding up the drape to shed some light.
Fiction book (1990) -
Their clothes, loose drapes, rustled a bit in the breeze.
Fiction book (1996) -
The camera rises and tracks in as she walks, framing those drapes like curtains in a theater.
Fiction book (1992) -
The red velvet drapes were torn, and the gilt paint on the various golden scrolls was peeling off in strips.
Fiction book (1999) -
The designer emphasized the importance of drape and flow when selecting fabric for the gown.
Synonyms
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7.1
The way a piece of clothing falls on the body
How a piece of cloth hangs and makes smooth, graceful folds
Antonyms
How Draped
Surface Forms
Etymology
Drape comes from an old French word for 'cloth' and the idea of how cloth falls, the same root as drapery. So the drape of a fabric is the way the 'cloth' hangs or falls in loose folds.