as in curtains
pieces of cloth hung to darken, decorate, or divide a room
we hung drapes in the living room to match the new color scheme
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as in decorates
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
the town hall was draped in bunting for the annual Fourth of July festivities
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Recent Examples of drapes
Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024
Reviewers love the dark olive color and flowy fabric that drapes just right.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2024
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Besides the nice flair of the leg, the fabric is supremely light, with a weight that drapes nicely on the body and creates a perfectly polished shape.
—Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024
Reviewers love the dark olive color and flowy fabric that drapes just right.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Drapes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drapes. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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