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  • present tense form of drape (3rd person singular).
  • plural of drape.
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drapes







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Randles added: "Once you've knitted with it and washed it, it drapes beautifully whereas sometimes when you knitting with synthetic it doesn't drape but this stuff does."

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

I clearly remember seeing the movie when I was young and being very disturbed by the scene when the government arrives and drapes the family’s house in plastic sheets and tubing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Wilson believes that Snow Secure—the high-tech insulated polystyrene blanket that unfolds like an accordion, then drapes over a pile of snow—is just the invention.

From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2026

She has this fantastic wallpaper that she did up the walls, across the ceiling, and turned into drapes.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026

The elaborately carved furniture and drapes matched the bed.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby




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