drape

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And I agree it should be socially acceptable to drape oneself in velvet External link.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

The altar frontal presents the Pentecost, as if on stage, enacted by high-relief figures, framed by a sinuous drape.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

Sometimes the agents would stage mannequins in the passenger seats, or drape curtains over the windshield, or put a bag over their heads to avoid being photographed.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025

“Just drape them down and leave a little bit of the history of the building behind them.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

So the trumpet case was hidden inside a huge urn and Jamie’s book bag was neatly tucked behind a drape that was behind a statue from the Middle Ages.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg