No. 7,868 in Dutch
draperen
To arrange or hang fabric or material in a flowing, decorative manner.
In a sentence
Ze drapeerde de gordijnen elegant over de rails.
She elegantly draped the curtains over the rails.
Here, 'drapeerde' is used to describe the action of arranging the curtains in a decorative and elegant manner.
Hij probeerde de doek losjes over het beeldhouwwerk te draperen.
He tried to loosely drape the cloth over the sculpture.
In this context, 'draperen' refers to covering or arranging the cloth over the sculpture in a casual manner.
De ontwerper drapeerde de stof rond de vorm om de plooien te accentueren.
The designer draped the fabric around the shape to accentuate the folds.
Here, 'drapeerde' is used to denote the artistic and deliberate arrangement of fabric to achieve a specific visual effect.
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