| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To clothe, cover, wrap, coat or curtain.[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Present participle conjugation of the verb drape.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (drape) | 1. Arrange in a particular way; "drape a cloth".[Wordnet]. 2. Place casually; "The cat draped herself on the sofa".[Wordnet]. 3. Cover as if with clothing.[Wordnet]. 4. Cover or dress loosely with cloth; "drape the statue with a sheet".[Wordnet]. 5. To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery; as, to drape a bust, a building, etc.[Websters]. 6. To rail at; to banter.[Websters]. 7. To make cloth.[Websters]. 8. To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc.[Websters]. 9. Base verb from the following inflections: draping, draped, drapes, draper, drapers, drapingly and drapedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "DRAPING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1835. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DRAPING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Geography | Wrapping of beds overlying a reef caused by differential compaction. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Mining | Warping in the beds overlying a reef, as a result of differential compaction. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: drape
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Drape suit | Drape suits are a 1950s British variation of the 1940s American Zoot suit but redesigned to resemble the male fashions of the Edwardian period of British history. They were worn by Teddy boys. (references) | ||
| I've Got An Ape Drape | I've Got An Ape Drape is a song by The Vandals from the album Hitler Bad, Vandals Good. It is a description of the popular mullet hairstyle. It also comments on the kind of people that wear this style, as well as giving it to their children. It sums up the haircut by repeatedly saying It's short in front, and long in back. The end lists a number of different names for the haircut, along with places where they may be attained. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: drape
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Grand drape | Sports & Leisure | A border across the width of the stage behind the asbestos curtain, used to provide part of the decorative frame. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: drape | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Drape | 10 | Drape | 10 | |
| I've Got an Ape Drape | 2 | Drape suit | 2 | |
| Drape suit | 2 | I've Got an Ape Drape | 2 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
