as in curtains
pieces of cloth hung to darken, decorate, or divide a room
we hung drapes in the living room to match the new color scheme
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as in decorates
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
the town hall was draped in bunting for the annual Fourth of July festivities
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Recent Examples of drapes
Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 18 Aug. 2025
Antique books from The Last Bookstore line the walls, while Italian Renaissance artwork drapes the bar.
—Chelsea Frank, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
It’s made from a luxe and soft silk material that drapes well and looks like the real thing.
—Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The skirt gently drapes over the hips providing a comfortable fit.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Martinez's wife's garment was a variation called a shrug vest, a sleeveless item that drapes around the neck instead of having a hole for the head.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Hyatt decorates her Christmas tree with family ornaments she's made or collected over the years, drapes it in old-school tinsel, and installs her antique tree topper.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2024
Besides the nice flair of the leg, the fabric is supremely light, with a weight that drapes nicely on the body and creates a perfectly polished shape.
—Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024
The Nardwuar x Nike SB Dunk Low drapes the low-top version of Nike’s fan-favorite skateboarding shoe in the journalist’s go-to garb.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
Sexy shows up in a blazer cut to perfection, a slip dress that drapes just right, or a monochrome moment that turns simplicity into a statement.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 18 Aug. 2025
Antique books from The Last Bookstore line the walls, while Italian Renaissance artwork drapes the bar.
—Chelsea Frank, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
It’s made from a luxe and soft silk material that drapes well and looks like the real thing.
—Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The skirt gently drapes over the hips providing a comfortable fit.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Martinez's wife's garment was a variation called a shrug vest, a sleeveless item that drapes around the neck instead of having a hole for the head.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Hyatt decorates her Christmas tree with family ornaments she's made or collected over the years, drapes it in old-school tinsel, and installs her antique tree topper.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2024
Besides the nice flair of the leg, the fabric is supremely light, with a weight that drapes nicely on the body and creates a perfectly polished shape.
—Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024
The Nardwuar x Nike SB Dunk Low drapes the low-top version of Nike’s fan-favorite skateboarding shoe in the journalist’s go-to garb.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drapes
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An abstract profile of her decorates the annual tournament poster.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Nearly every garish flight of fancy that decorates the frame is a distraction while the majority of the film does little more than rotely dramatize Kafka’s biography.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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As for transcendence, there’s a set of scenes when one character unexpectedly adorns red while another lines of blue.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
27 Aug. 2025
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The script adorns its skein of criminal dealings with idiosyncratic action, too.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
21 Aug. 2025
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Rooker unsurprisingly embraces the lunacy of his character, who dresses in Native American drag and tastes bird poop to track his prey.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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White leather forms the majority of the upper and likewise dresses the midsole, while the outsole, lining and elephant take on the citrus color.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Drapes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drapes. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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