DRAPE
What does "DRAPE" mean?
To arrange cloth loosely over or around something.
Meanings
- To hang or arrange fabric in loose folds over something. She draped a shawl over her shoulders against the chill.
- To let a part of the body hang loosely and gracefully. He draped an arm across the back of the couch.
- The way fabric hangs or falls in folds. The dress had a beautiful drape that caught the light.
- A long curtain (often plural). Close the drapes before the film starts.
Word origin
From Old French 'draper' (to weave, full cloth), from 'drap' (cloth), from Late Latin 'drappus'.
Remember it
DRAPE is GRAPE with a D - imagine cloth hanging in soft, rounded folds like a bunch of grapes.
A little poem
Linen finds the chair-
it learns the shape of waiting
and forgets the loom.
haiku
Wordplay
- The curtain got a promotion at the theatre. Now it really knows how to make a dramatic drape.
What it teaches
Grace is mostly knowing how to fall: cloth, like people, looks best when it lands without fighting.
Quick facts
What does DRAPE mean?
To arrange cloth loosely over or around something.
Is DRAPE a valid word?
Yes — DRAPE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DRAPE?
DRAPE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does DRAPE come from?
From Old French 'draper' (to weave, full cloth), from 'drap' (cloth), from Late Latin 'drappus'.
What can DRAPE teach us?
Grace is mostly knowing how to fall: cloth, like people, looks best when it lands without fighting.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.