Arranged cloth or clothing loosely or casually on or around something. Covered or adorned with hanging fabric.
From Old French 'draper' meaning 'to make cloth', from 'drap' meaning 'cloth'. The word evolved from the specific act of making textiles to the general action of arranging fabric in loose, flowing arrangements.
Classical sculptors became masters of depicting draped fabric in marble, creating the illusion that heavy stone was actually flowing silk - this artistic technique, called 'wet drapery', made figures appear more lifelike and sensual. The way fabric drapes is actually governed by complex physics involving gravity, material properties, and surface tension.
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