[dreyp] 
verb, draped, drap⋅ing, noun | 1. | to cover or hang with cloth or other fabric, esp. in graceful folds; adorn with drapery. |
| 2. | to adjust (curtains, clothes, etc.) into graceful folds, attractive lines, etc. |
| 3. | to arrange, hang, or let fall carelessly: Don't drape your feet over the chair! |
| 4. | Medicine/Medical, Surgery. to place cloth so as to surround (a part to be examined, treated, or operated upon). |
| 5. | (in reinforced-concrete construction) to hang (reinforcement) in a certain form between two points before pouring the concrete. |
| 6. | to put a black cravat on (a flagstaff) as a token of mourning. |
| 7. | to hang, fall, or become arranged in folds, as drapery: This silk drapes well. |
| 8. | a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, esp. either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally. |
| 9. | either of a pair of similar curtains extending or draped at the sides of a window, French doors, or the like as decoration. |
| 10. | manner or style of hanging: the drape of a skirt. |
drape (drāp)
v. draped, drap·ing, drapes
To cover, dress, or hang with or as if with cloth in loose folds. n.
A cloth arranged over a patient's body during an examination or treatment or during surgery, designed to provide a sterile field around the area.
