drapes
Britishplural noun
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Randles added: "Once you've knitted with it and washed it, it drapes beautifully whereas sometimes when you knitting with synthetic it doesn't drape but this stuff does."
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Wilson believes that Snow Secure—the high-tech insulated polystyrene blanket that unfolds like an accordion, then drapes over a pile of snow—is just the invention.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2026
She has this fantastic wallpaper that she did up the walls, across the ceiling, and turned into drapes.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
Three days after the gunfight, the gates were wide open, and window drapes billowed in the breeze.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
He drapes his arm around my shoulders in a sort of hug.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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