Draped Meaning
/dɹeɪpt/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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adjCovered by or clothed in cloth that drapes loosely around the object or body.
"The Venus Victrix is more draped than we expected from the subject, for the Princess Borghèse lay for it, as all the scandalous Chronicles have repeated a dozen times, in a state of nudity— certainly not consistent with the notions of female decency entertained in our climate."— 1822, S. Prowett, “The Works of Antonio Canova”, in The Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, page 793:
adjHaving curtains or drapery (often of a specified type)
"And for the newly mobilized, vacationing multitudes after the Second World War, there were the "Colonial" pilgrimages, which allowed lowly folk to step inside the very draped and chandeliered rooms where our Betters had lived out their Elegant and Traditional Colonial Lives."— 1997, John Bentley Mays, Power in the Blood: Land, Memory, and a Southern Family, page 91:
adjLoosely fitted, with softly hanging fabric.
"Double-breasted coats, swagger coats, bias, very draped, and very pleated skirts require more cloth than straight cuts and hence cost more."— 1957, Mabel Deane Erwin, Clothing for Moderns, page 166:
adjHanging loosely.
"They lay side by side, limbs draped, energy exhausted."— 2013, James H. Jackson, Race:
adjsurrounding or surrounded.
"Her energy is very draped. She is covering and caring for many that she loves and supports. The draping will extend as she moves forward on her path."— 2012, Dane Boggs, Reiki Awakening: A Spiritual Journey, page 82:
verbsimple past and past participle of drape
Sentence Examples
The calendar featured photos of bikini-clad vixens draped over sports cars.
The soldiers solemnly draped the flag over the coffin.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She ____ the velvet cloth over the antique table to protect it.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The calendar featured photos of bikini-clad vixens ____ over sports cars.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She ____ the velvet cloth over the antique table to protect it.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The calendar featured photos of bikini-clad vixens ____ over sports cars.