DRAPEとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /dɹeɪp/
• 韻: -eɪp

名詞

drape (plural drapes)

1. A curtain; a drapery.
2. (textiles) The way in which fabric falls or hangs.
3. (US) A member of a youth subculture distinguished by its sharp dress, especially peg-leg pants (1950s: e.g. Baltimore, MD). Antonym: square.
4. A dress made from an entire piece of cloth, without having pieces cut away as in a fitted garment.

派生語

関連する語

• drapes

参照

• Time.com: MANNERS & MORALS: The Drapes [1]

動詞

drape (third-person singular simple present drapes, present participle draping, simple past and past participle draped)

1. (transitive) To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery.

   to drape a bust, a building, etc.

   • 1840, Thomas De Quincey, Theory of Greek Tragedy:

     The whole people were still draped professionally.

   • a. 1892, George Washington Bungay, The Artists of the Air:

     These starry blossoms, pure and white, / Soft falling, falling, through the night, / Have draped the woods and mere.

   • 2019 November 21, “Pope Francis meets Thai Buddhist patriarch on visit promoting religious peace”, in The Straits Times‎, SPH Digital News, retrieved 22 November 2019:

     The pair sat before a brilliant gold Buddha statue inside the ornate temple, built 150 years ago by the former Thai King – the supreme patriarch barefoot and draped in orange robes as they spoke.

2. (transitive) To spread over, cover.

   I draped my towel over the radiator to dry.

   • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 216:

     I cycled the three miles each morning between hedges draped with spangled cobwebs and berried bryony.

3. To rail at; to banter.
   • 1672-679, William Temple, Memoirs

     At my Arrival , the King asked me many questions about my Journey, about the Congress, draping us for spending him so money

4. To make cloth.
5. To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc.
6. To hang or rest limply.

   Synonym: trail

   I draped myself elegantly over the couch.

派生語

アナグラム

• pared, repad, padre, reap'd, raped, dreap, Padre, Preda, Pedra, Praed