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draped

adj · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /dɹeɪpt/
  • rhymes with -eɪpt
  • CMU ARPABET: D R EY1 P T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Covered by or clothed in cloth that drapes loosely around the object or body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Having curtains or drapery (often of a specified type)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Loosely fitted, with softly hanging fabric.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: fashion, lifestyle

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4

adj

Meaning 4

Hanging loosely.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

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5

adj

Meaning 5

surrounding or surrounded.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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6

verb

Meaning 6

simple past and past participle of drape

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

covered in folds of cloth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • velvet-draped windows

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8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • leaf-clothed trees
  • fog-cloaked meadows
  • a beam draped with cobwebs
  • cloud-wrapped peaks

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cloaked, clothed, mantled, wrapped

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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