She adjusted the drape of her skirt. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
drape the statue with a sheet. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
drape a cloth. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The funny looking fishing cap with the big bill and neck drape is less likely to blow off if the wind picks up. From Wordnik.com. [I am going on an offshore trip out of Galveston (40 to 50 miles). I have never been fishing in the ocean before.] Reference
The one with the drape is the one that immediately caught my eye. From Wordnik.com. [And now for something completely different - A Dress A Day] Reference
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.". From Wordnik.com. [Blog updates] Reference
Outstanding study & discussion of weave structure and it's affect such as drape, rigidity, uses. From Wordnik.com. [AvaxHome RSS:] Reference
She sat silent, and Stumpo pulled the drape closed. From Wordnik.com. [Motherhood And Murder] Reference
He was told to go home and drape his home in black. From Wordnik.com. [California, 1849-1913; or, the rambling sketches and experiences of sixty-four years' residence in that state] Reference
Waists we clasped a-waltzing they some other way now drape. From Wordnik.com. [The Stars and Stripes The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919] Reference
I drape mykeffiyehover his heels, making two patterned hills. From Wordnik.com. [from MLKNG SCKLS] Reference
In the main cities, sparkling Eid lights still drape the streets. From Wordnik.com. [Flood-hit Pakistan finds little to celebrate this Eid] Reference
Don't put clothes in the hotel dresser or drape them on hotel furniture. From Wordnik.com. [Road Warriors vs. the Bed Bugs] Reference
We confess the logic of despair when we drape ourselves in its gloomy folds. From Wordnik.com. [Manners and Social Usages] Reference
The little girl whined and clung to her pant leg like a kitten to a silk drape. From Wordnik.com. [Judith Acosta, LISW, CHT: Early Childhood Attachment: Building a 'Safe Haven' for Your Child] Reference
Cynthia is impressed with how effortless the faux organza drape on the top looked. From Wordnik.com. [Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking: Project Runway Episode 6, "You Can Totally Wear That Again"] Reference
Loss of one such trusting, faithful soul would drape the stars in blackest bunting. From Wordnik.com. [Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898] Reference
Has he forgotten how much some bigots like to drape themselves in the American flag?. From Wordnik.com. [Letters: The View From The Ex-Presidency] Reference
The rag of a drape hanging against the window in a knot looked like a gigantic condom. From Wordnik.com. [Corpus of a Siam Mosquito] Reference
"Gianni Versace would study cut and drape and push them to their tricksy outer limits.". From Wordnik.com. [The Donatella Style] Reference
Car and DreamerModels in black leather miniskirts drape themselves across red Ferraris. From Wordnik.com. [Soap Operas, Frozen Food And Convertibles] Reference
A suitable washable lining and outside drape present a neat as well as sanitary appearance. From Wordnik.com. [The Mother and Her Child] Reference
When they pulled back the drape there was a red ribbon from our base to the target and back. From Wordnik.com. [The Biography of a Rabbit] Reference
He switched off, adjusted the drape of his genuine silk scarf, and stepped out of the booth. From Wordnik.com. [Slingshot] Reference
She watched the goat's skin drape over the side of the truck and Ely jumped off the truck before her. From Wordnik.com. [The Impossible Man - Ep.11: Best Friends] Reference
The boys watched the skin of Gilla drape right before them, neither could move as Barry dropped the remote. From Wordnik.com. [The Impossible Man - Ep.11: Best Friends] Reference
On the next page we meet Carolyn, who rests her head on one hand, letting her dark hair drape onto her desk. From Wordnik.com. [The Secret Lives Of Teens] Reference
All want to drape themselves in his mantle; none wants to risk the political price of overturning his edict. From Wordnik.com. [Rushdie Embraces The Faith] Reference
We all drape ourselves across the steps cascading from magnificent columns and at the root of rock and roll. From Wordnik.com. [Jack Schimmelman: Acapella at the Met] Reference
Long before designers were conceived in Lebanon, she learned to drape and understand the behavior of fabric. From Wordnik.com. [Alex Geana: At Home With Reem Acra (PHOTOS)] Reference
I drape my trench coat over your frame and hope you don't collapse beneath the weight of its secret history. From Wordnik.com. [Your Slinky Blue Dress] Reference
Pants of all kinds tend to become inexplicably longer at the bottom until they drape over the ends of our toes. From Wordnik.com. [Lalla, Chuckachucka] Reference
The drape of her braids somehow reminded him of oppressively sticky hot air and thick bunches of trees everywhere. From Wordnik.com. [Again] Reference
I untangle the T-Shirt from my head and drape it over scorched shoulders, and it's nice not having the sun in my eyes. From Wordnik.com. [from MLKNG SCKLS] Reference
Divide the rocket between serving plates, drape over the prosciutto, dot with dollops of ricotta, then scatter over the peaches. From Wordnik.com. [Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's peach recipes] Reference
But if you drape it across your shoulders, you realize that pashmina has a texture so fine it is the fiber equivalent of meringue. From Wordnik.com. [Passion For Pashmina] Reference
Then, in a 10 - to 15-hour procedure, they would drape the donor's facial skin, in one piece, over the recipient's bones and muscles. From Wordnik.com. [The Ultimate Transplant] Reference
There is good news for drape-measuring speaker-in-waiting Boehner and the Not Obama Party for Everything (N.O.P.E., formerly the GOP). From Wordnik.com. [Brian Ross: Recipe for a Republican Renaissance Requires Rotten Recollection] Reference
Some Muslim communities will require that women cover their hair in the mosque, so a light scarf to drape over the head is recommended. From Wordnik.com. [Kari Ansari: Being a Good Neighbor to America's Muslims] Reference
The country's severe Islamic dress code requires that they drape themselves in somber, shapeless garments whenever they appear in public. From Wordnik.com. [A Protest From Women] Reference
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