drape Definition

drape
verb draped, draping

1. To hang cloth loosely over something.

Thesaurus: swathe, adorn, wrap, cover, cloak.
2. To arrange or lay (cloth, etc) loosely.

Thesaurus: fold, hang, dangle, suspend, wrap.

noun

(N Amer, especially US)
1. theat.
A curtain or hanging.
Form: drapes (especially)

Etymology: 19c in these senses; 15c, meaning ‘to weave or make cloth': from French draper.