If you drape a part of your body somewhere, you lay it there in a relaxed and graceful way. Nicola slowly draped herself across the couch He draped his arm over Daniels' shoulder
a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination the manner in which fabric hangs or falls; "she adjusted the drape of her skirt"
A group of patterns which resemble curtain drapes Usually created by moving a wavey pattern in carefully defined variable moves to create a curved appearence which is repeated to give the drape effect See also Moiré
Involves laying features over a digital terrain model to provide information on features that lie on the terrain The terrain model provides the shape of the terrain Draped features may then include a satellite image of the terrain to show land use, and vector data to show features such as roads
If someone or something is draped in a piece of cloth, they are loosely covered by it. The coffin had been draped in a Union Jack He draped himself in the Canadian flag and went round the track
If you drape a piece of cloth somewhere, you place it there so that it hangs down in a casual and graceful way. Natasha took the coat and draped it over her shoulders She had a towel draped around her neck. = hang
How clothing flows vertically, according to gravitational forces The more natural and unwrinkled the clothing looks from head to toe, the better the drape