drape
English
/dɹeɪp/
noun
Definitions
- (UK) A curtain; a drapery.
- (textiles) The way in which fabric falls or hangs.
- (US) A member of a youth subculture distinguished by its sharp dress, especially peg-leg pants (1950s: e.g. Baltimore, MD). Antonym: square
- A dress made from an entire piece of cloth, without having pieces cut away as in a fitted garment.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English drape (a drape) derived from Old French draper (drape, full cloth) derived from Latin drappus derived from Frankish *drāpi, *drapi (drabcloth, that which is struck for striking, that which is fulled) derived from Proto-Germanic *drapiz (blow, deathblow, a strike, hit, strike), *drēpiz (be beaten, intended for striking) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreb- (kill, grind, make become thick, beat, strike, crush).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dʰreb-
Gloss
kill, grind, make become thick, beat, strike, crush
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
殺
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bedrape English
- drapability English
- drapelike English
- drapest English
- drapeth English
- drapey English
- draping English
- drub English
- drubber English
- drubbing English
- drubly English
- re- English
- redrape English
- undrape English
- drappus Latin
- antreffen German
- auf Wiedertreffen German
- betreffen German
- eintreffen German
- treffen German
- trefflich German
- triftig German
- zutreffen German
- übertreffen German
- drappo Italian
- *dʰreb- Proto-Indo-European
- treffe Norwegian Bokmål
- *drapiz Proto-Germanic
- *drepaną Proto-Germanic
- *drēpiz Proto-Germanic
- dräpa Swedish
- träffa Swedish
- trafiać Polish
- treffa Norwegian Nynorsk
- treffe Norwegian Nynorsk
- drepe Old English
- *drob Middle English
- drape Middle English
- træffe Danish
- drap Old French
- draper Old French
- drap Catalan, Valencian
- trapo Galician
- draper Middle French
- drēpen Middle Low German
- dræpa Old Swedish
- *drāpi Frankish
- *drāpi, *drapi Frankish
- drapen Low German
- *drappo Gaulish