Definition of "drape" [drape]

• To cover, dress, or hang with or as if with cloth in loose folds: draped the coffin with a flag; a robe that draped her figure. See Synonyms at clothe. (verb-transitive)
• To arrange or let fall in loose folds: draping the banner from the balcony. (verb-transitive)
• To hang or rest limply: draped my legs over the chair. (verb-transitive)
• To fall or hang in loose folds: arranged the cloth to drape over the table legs. (verb-intransitive)
• A drapery; a curtain. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The funny looking fishing cap with the big bill and neck drape is less likely to blow off if the wind picks up."
• "The one with the drape is the one that immediately caught my eye."
• "The drape was a near perfect match in color for the sign on the front of the podium that said "office of the president elect.""