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Meanings of
drape
in inglés
portugués
cortina
catalán
cortinatge
español
cortina
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Hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
curtain
mantle
pall
drapery
español
cortina
Cover as if with clothing.
cloak
robe
clothe
Synonyms
Examples for "
curtain
"
curtain
mantle
pall
drapery
Examples for "
curtain
"
1
The lights dimmed; the
curtain
parted; the heights above Nagasaki were revealed.
2
The
curtain
rises on the third act of the drama in 1885.
3
It's impossible to understand what it means until that
curtain
is pulled.
4
The window was open and the
curtain
flapped idly in the breeze.
5
The cat rushed around in terror and finally ran up the
curtain
.
1
That surely means the footballer of the year
mantle
will pass elsewhere.
2
That was a
mantle
he carried with immense dignity and great courage.
3
Uranium certainly is; thorium-thestuff of this incandescent gas
mantle
-
certainly
is
;
actinium.
4
Your job is to create new heroes to take up the
mantle
.
5
The robe must be of spotless white; the
mantle
or scarf blue.
1
A
pall
of corruption hangs over several countries, seemingly impossible to diminish.
2
A
pall
of dense cloud, many miles in thickness, enfolds the earth.
3
There was a coffin in the boat, covered with a simple
pall
.
4
The
pall
-
bearers
having deposited their charge in front of the pulpit, Rev.
5
The silence in the room was deathly, the heat intense, heavy,
pall
-
like
.
1
The
drapery
wavered a moment; then settled once more into its folds.
2
She swept aside the
drapery
and entered-thestately lady of the house.
3
He jerked the
drapery
aside and found himself in a dark corridor.
4
Some of the women gather them round them in folds like
drapery
.
5
By the way, do you remember the
drapery
covering the bedroom wall?
Usage of
drape
in inglés
1
The drums, the piano and the violin give her a fluttering
drape
.
2
You can see through that
drape
if there's enough light behind it.
3
He was told to go home and
drape
his home in black.
4
In its highest window a small man held a blood-red
drape
aside.
5
Jondalar pushed the
drape
aside and was surprised to see his brother.
6
Photo: Paul Adams Kelly Cobb adjusts the
drape
of the 100-mile shirt.
7
Probably due to the heavy velvet curtains that
drape
the oversized windows.
8
Ornate, gorgeously detailed costumes
drape
brown bodies that glisten in the sun.
9
Menandros appeared to know how to
drape
the garment properly around himself.
10
Ayla strained to see out when the entrance
drape
was finally opened.
11
I focus on the screen, feeling Jost's arm
drape
around my shoulders.
12
Every sock and collar is in harmony with every
drape
and tablecloth.
13
He walked to a
drape
on the wall and jerked it aside.
14
Pushing aside the entrance
drape
,
Jondalar walked out of his mother's dwelling.
15
The current of sensuality was whipped away from him like a
drape
.
16
There was an insistent tap on the panel beside the entrance
drape
.
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About this term
drape
Noun
Singular
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
drape over
drape an arm
let the drape
heavy drape
surgical drape
More collocations
Translations for
drape
portugués
cortina
reposteiro
catalán
cortinatge
cortina
español
cortina
Drape
through the time
Drape
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common