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Raredrapes
The correct spelling is drapes.
How to pronounce drapes
noun
IPA: /dɹeɪps/
Say it like: Dra-pes
The correct spelling is drapes. A curtain; a drapery. For example: "to drape a bust, a building, etc."
Usage Examples
“to drape a bust, a building, etc.”
“I draped my towel over the radiator to dry.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A curtain; a drapery.
- 2.The way in which fabric falls or hangs.
- 3.A member of a youth subculture distinguished by its sharp dress, especially peg-leg pants (1950s: e.g. Baltimore, MD). Antonym: square
- 4.A dress made from an entire piece of cloth, without having pieces cut away as in a fitted garment.
- 5.Heavy cloth hung over a window.
verb
- 1.To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery
- 2.To spread over, cover.
- 3.To rail at; to banter.
- 4.To make cloth.
- 5.To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc.
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