drape

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

the manner in which fabric hangs or falls

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

verb

cover or dress loosely with cloth

cover as if with clothing

place casually

arrange in a particular way

Roots

drapdrape- · French · cloth

Synonyms for drape

draperyn bedrape curtainn cloakn roben clothev mantlen palln blanketn veiln

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Where does drape come from?

The word drape breaks down into one root of French origin: the root drape, from French drap (“cloth”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.