drape

drape
1. To cover parts of the body other than those to be examined or operated upon. 2. The cloth or materials used for such cover. [M.E., fr. L.L. drappus, cloth]

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drape 'drāp vt, draped; drap·ing to shroud or enclose with surgical drapes
drape n a sterile covering used in an operating room usu. used in pl.

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  • drapé — drapé, ée [ drape ] adj. et n. m. • v. 1464; de draper 1 ♦ Garni d un drap. « Aux roulements des tambours drapés » (Chateaubriand). 2 ♦ Qu on a drapé (3o) ; à plis. Robe drapée. Les voiles « retombaient mollement, drapées à mille plis comme des… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • drape — [dreıp] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: draper, from drap cloth ] 1.) to put something somewhere so that it hangs or lies loosely drape sth over/around/across sth ▪ He took off his coat and draped it over a chair. ▪ Mina lay back,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Drape — (dr[=a]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Draped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Draping}.] [F. draper, fr. drap cloth. See 3d {Drab}.] 1. To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery; as, to drape a bust, a building, etc. [1913 Webster] The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • drape — dràpē (drapȇ) m <G drapèa> DEFINICIJA 1. vrsta fine tkanine od češljane vune 2. nabor na tkanini ETIMOLOGIJA fr. drapé, draperie …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • drape — [drāp] vt. draped, draping [ME drapen, to weave into cloth, drape < OFr draper < drap: see DRAB1] 1. to cover, hang, or decorate with or as with cloth or clothes in loose folds 2. to arrange (a garment, cloth, etc.) artistically in folds or …   English World dictionary

  • Drape — Drape, v. i. 1. To make cloth. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • drapé — drapé, ée (dra pé, pée) part. passé. 1°   Garni d un drap de laine. •   Au roulement des tambours drapés, des grenadiers portaient le corps de leur vaillant capitaine, CHATEAUB. Génie, IV, I, 11.    Bas drapés, bas dont le tissu imite le drap.… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • drape — index clothe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • drape — [ dreıp ] verb transitive 1. ) to put something made of cloth over or around something: He wore a long scarf draped around his neck. 2. ) to put a part of your body on or over something in a relaxed way: She sat with one leg draped over the arm… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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