as in adorned
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
the town hall was draped in bunting for the annual Fourth of July festivities
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Recent Examples of draped
The Vivienne worked her first drag gig at a bar in Liverpool called Pink, where she was given her iconic stage name by drag performer Tammy Pax after giving a performance draped in Vivienne Westwood designs.
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Quispe López, Them, 6 Jan. 2025
The floor-length gown had two cutouts, one on both sides of her waist, and a long, thin scarf in the same shade of pink draped over Kravitz's collarbone.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
He was draped in the coat again, but didn’t sit down.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
She was draped over the steering wheel of her car, dead from a rifle shot to the neck.
—Judy Rybak, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
Outdoors, the grounds span an acre and host live oak trees draped in Spanish moss and a freeform pool surrounded by a sundeck.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
The walls are draped in red velvet curtains and the furniture has an old-fashioned feel that brings you back a century.
—Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
North Carolina At the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, a Christmas tree stands over 35 feet tall in the estate’s Banquet Hall, draped with thousands of twinkling lights, intricate ornaments, and luxurious ribbons.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The tortoises live in a sheltered habitat ringed by barbed wire and draped in netting.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Quispe López, Them, 6 Jan. 2025
The floor-length gown had two cutouts, one on both sides of her waist, and a long, thin scarf in the same shade of pink draped over Kravitz's collarbone.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
He was draped in the coat again, but didn’t sit down.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
She was draped over the steering wheel of her car, dead from a rifle shot to the neck.
—Judy Rybak, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
Outdoors, the grounds span an acre and host live oak trees draped in Spanish moss and a freeform pool surrounded by a sundeck.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
The walls are draped in red velvet curtains and the furniture has an old-fashioned feel that brings you back a century.
—Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
North Carolina At the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, a Christmas tree stands over 35 feet tall in the estate’s Banquet Hall, draped with thousands of twinkling lights, intricate ornaments, and luxurious ribbons.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The tortoises live in a sheltered habitat ringed by barbed wire and draped in netting.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Draped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draped. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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