Drape — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

the manner in which fabric hangs or falls

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛlz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈeɪp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈeɪp/

1 syllable Say it as /ˈɛlz/.

Examples

she adjusted the drape of her skirt
drape a cloth
The cat draped herself on the sofa

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

robe curtain pall cloak clothe drapery mantle

Parts of Speech

noun	hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
noun	the manner in which fabric hangs or falls “she adjusted the drape of her skirt”
noun	a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination
verb	arrange in a particular way “drape a cloth”
verb	place casually “The cat draped herself on the sofa”
verb	cover as if with clothing “the mountain was clothed in tropical trees”
verb	cover or dress loosely with cloth “drape the statue with a sheet”

Word Forms

curtain	verb	provide with drapery
pall	verb	cover with a pall
drape	verb	cover or dress loosely with cloth
drape	noun	the manner in which fabric hangs or falls
drapery	noun	cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

drapieren

hängender Stoff, der als Jalousie verwendet wird (insbesondere für ein Fenster)

🇫🇷French

draper

toile suspendue utilisée comme store (notamment pour une fenêtre)

🇪🇸Spanish

cubrir

tela para colgar utilizada como persiana (especialmente para una ventana)

🇮🇹Italian

drappo

telo appeso utilizzato come tenda (soprattutto per una finestra)

🇳🇱Dutch

draperen

hangdoek gebruikt als zonwering (vooral voor een raam)

🇵🇹Portuguese

cortina

pano pendurado usado como persiana (especialmente para janela)

🇷🇺Russian

драпировать

подвесная ткань, используемая в качестве жалюзи (особенно для окна)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टांगना

पर्दे के रूप में इस्तेमाल किया जाने वाला लटकता हुआ कपड़ा (विशेषकर खिड़की के लिए)

🇮🇳Tamil

திரை

குருடாகப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் தொங்கும் துணி (குறிப்பாக ஜன்னலுக்கு)

🇮🇳Telugu

వస్త్రము

గుడ్డిగా ఉపయోగించే ఉరి గుడ్డ (ముఖ్యంగా కిటికీ కోసం)

🇮🇳Marathi

ड्रेप

आंधळा (विशेषतः खिडकीसाठी) म्हणून वापरलेले लटकलेले कापड

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડ્રેપ

અંધ તરીકે વપરાતું લટકતું કાપડ (ખાસ કરીને બારી માટે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಟ್ಟೆಬರೆ

ನೇತಾಡುವ ಬಟ್ಟೆಯನ್ನು ಕುರುಡಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಕಿಟಕಿಗೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

മൂടുപടം

അന്ധമായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന തൂങ്ങിക്കിടക്കുന്ന തുണി (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു ജാലകത്തിന്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰਦਾ

ਲਟਕਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਕੱਪੜਾ ਜੋ ਅੰਨ੍ਹੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ (ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਖਿੜਕੀ ਲਈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

پردہ

لٹکا ہوا کپڑا جو نابینا کے طور پر استعمال ہوتا ہے (خاص طور پر کھڑکی کے لیے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

悬垂

用作百叶窗的挂布（尤其是窗户）

🇯🇵Japanese

ドレープ

ブラインドとして使用される吊り布（特に窓用）

🇰🇷Korean

덮는 천

블라인드로 사용되는 걸이 천(특히 창문용)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

treo lên

vải treo dùng làm rèm (đặc biệt cho cửa sổ)

🇹🇭Thai

ผ้าม่าน

ผ้าแขวนที่ใช้เป็นมู่ลี่ (โดยเฉพาะที่หน้าต่าง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

menggantungkan

kain gantung digunakan sebagai tirai (khusus untuk jendela)

🇵🇭Filipino

kurtina

nakasabit na tela na ginamit bilang bulag (lalo na para sa bintana)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ثنى

قطعة قماش معلقة تستخدم كستارة (خاصة للنافذة)

🇮🇷Persian

پرده

پارچه آویز مورد استفاده به عنوان کرکره (مخصوصا برای پنجره)

🇹🇷Turkish

örtü

Perde olarak kullanılan askı bezi (özellikle pencere için)

🇮🇱Hebrew

וִילוֹן

בד תלוי המשמש כתריס (במיוחד לחלון)

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The primary meaning of 'drape' is 'hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)'.

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Using 'drape' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'drape' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'drape' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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