verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To drape (something) over something else. transitive
2. 2
   To be draped over (something). transitive

   "Leave thy gleaming, crystal halls, / Where the velvet mosses green / Overdrape the dewy walls; […]"

Example

More examples

"Leave thy gleaming, crystal halls, / Where the velvet mosses green / Overdrape the dewy walls; […]"

Etymology

From over- + drape.

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