If you drape a part of your body somewhere, you lay it there in a relaxed and graceful way. Nicola slowly draped herself across the couch He draped his arm over Daniels' shoulder
a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination the manner in which fabric hangs or falls; "she adjusted the drape of her skirt"
A group of patterns which resemble curtain drapes Usually created by moving a wavey pattern in carefully defined variable moves to create a curved appearence which is repeated to give the drape effect See also Moiré
Drapes are pieces of heavy fabric that you hang from the top of a window and can close to keep the light out or stop people looking in
Involves laying features over a digital terrain model to provide information on features that lie on the terrain The terrain model provides the shape of the terrain Draped features may then include a satellite image of the terrain to show land use, and vector data to show features such as roads
If someone or something is draped in a piece of cloth, they are loosely covered by it. The coffin had been draped in a Union Jack He draped himself in the Canadian flag and went round the track
If you drape a piece of cloth somewhere, you place it there so that it hangs down in a casual and graceful way. Natasha took the coat and draped it over her shoulders She had a towel draped around her neck. = hang
a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination
How clothing flows vertically, according to gravitational forces The more natural and unwrinkled the clothing looks from head to toe, the better the drape
[ t&, tu, 'tü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tO; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until.