drape

Noun

• a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination

• the manner in which fabric hangs or falls
  • she adjusted the drape of her skirt
    

• hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

Verb

• cover or dress loosely with cloth
  • drape the statue with a sheet
    

• cover as if with clothing
  • the mountain was clothed in tropical trees
    

• place casually
  • The cat draped herself on the sofa
    

• arrange in a particular way
  • drape a cloth
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  curtain , drapery , mantle , pall , clothe , cloak , robe