Velvet-draped windows. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Red flags were also draped from the windows of the hospital insupport of the protest. From Wordnik.com. [Hypocrite John Reid Demonstrates Against His Own Government] Reference
Instead of shirking from the pressure-causing favorite's label draped around his team. From Wordnik.com. [The Seattle Times] Reference
He was wearing sunglasses and a casual open-necked shirt, and a gold cross dangled from a chain draped around his neck. From Wordnik.com. [My Lunch With Litvinenko] Reference
He stared at the string of coin draped over his palm. From Wordnik.com. [Spirit Gate] Reference
Seth Aaron's client wants a dress that's draped, which is not his forte, but he still takes a stab at it. From Wordnik.com. [Television Without Pity] Reference
Field goal posts, or worse: hand-standing football players with their team name draped across't the crotch?. From Wordnik.com. [Score!] Reference
What is the proper terminology for that kind of draped overskirt?. From Wordnik.com. [Last Week, On Vogue Pattern Theatre ... - A Dress A Day] Reference
She was kind of draped (INAUDIBLE) her legs were (INAUDIBLE) to me and her head was on the sofa. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 22, 2009] Reference
Dear ‘coffin draped in flags’. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Hastert: Supporters of Bush Iraq Policy ‘Show The Same Steely Resolve’ As United 93 Passengers] Reference
Being easily formed into unique shapes - including being 'draped' over an object much like a garment might. From Wordnik.com. [innovations-report] Reference
His blue blazer was draped on the bench beside him. From Wordnik.com. ['The Manny'] Reference
His blue Gap shirt, draped over the back of his chair. From Wordnik.com. [A King Of Infinite Space] Reference
Then, with an arm draped over her shoulder, he responded. From Wordnik.com. [Where The Anger Went] Reference
McCaughey's abdomen had been cleansed and draped with sterile cloths. From Wordnik.com. [The Magnificent Seven] Reference
A blue tarp was draped below them to show how high the water would reach. From Wordnik.com. [The Lost City] Reference
His dress shirt was still mostly unbuttoned and his tie draped around his neck. From Wordnik.com. [Living Life In The Slow Lane] Reference
At the funeral, banners were draped on the mosque threatening his grieving wife as well. From Wordnik.com. [AVOIDING THE CROSS HAIRS] Reference
In Milan last April they came by the dozens, draped in everything from Fendi to Feretti. From Wordnik.com. [This Year's Model] Reference
Perhaps to distract visitors from the damage, someone has draped the walls in Christmas lights. From Wordnik.com. [Late Great Wall] Reference
It's the classic potato gratin flecked with onions and bacon, and draped with melted reblochon. From Wordnik.com. [Savoie the Fair] Reference
For no added fee, I'll walk around wearing a flight suit, draped in a "Mission Accomplished" banner. From Wordnik.com. [American Beat: Space For Sale] Reference
Catching sight of her husband's flag-draped coffin, she buried her face and was consoled by her children. From Wordnik.com. [The Woman In Black] Reference
Louise Erdrich is dressed in jeans and a turtleneck; her red winter coat is draped over the back of her chair. From Wordnik.com. [Scenes From A Marriage] Reference
Now, with serious ground combat and flag-draped coffins arriving stateside, the word is regaining some currency. From Wordnik.com. [Six Months On, The Fog Of War] Reference
"After all these deaths there can be no peace," he said, shoveling earth over a plain coffin draped in Hamas flags. From Wordnik.com. ['Her Name Was Aida'] Reference
Courtiers dressed in traditional Thai draped culottes are milling about in front of a sparkling Styrofoam Thai palace. From Wordnik.com. [Making A Modern Day 'King And I'] Reference
After his death, fellow students draped his workstation in purple and black, accented with red roses and a teddy bear. From Wordnik.com. [A Father's Anguished Journey] Reference
In his enthusiasm, a U.S. Marine draped an American flag over the face of Saddam Hussein's statue before they tore it down. From Wordnik.com. [A Crashing End] Reference
Caravans of honking cars thread through the congested streets, banners flying, girls draped rapturously across their hoods. From Wordnik.com. [Kiev's Victory Carnival] Reference
She regained her composure for the flag-draped victory lap (she carried a second flag, that of Belize, her mother's homeland). From Wordnik.com. [Marion Takes To The Air] Reference
He loved cats; he had lots of them, and he gave them all kinds of unusual names and carried them around draped over his shoulder. From Wordnik.com. [Pet Project] Reference
In the East Room of the White House, John F. Kennedy's body, in the flag-draped coffin, lay in repose flanked by a guard of five men. From Wordnik.com. [The Day Kennedy Died] Reference
From about 1931 to 1939, designer Madeleine Vionnet followed Josephine's lead, looking back to Greek sculpture for draped eveningwear. From Wordnik.com. [What Goes Around Comes Around] Reference
Volunteers pulled down an eight-foot statue of the Plain Texas Talker, draped a noose around its neck and forklifted it into a Dumpster. From Wordnik.com. [Superhero] Reference
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