▸ noun: A curtain; a drapery. ▸ noun: (textiles) The way in which fabric falls or hangs. ▸ noun: (US) A member of a youth subculture distinguished by its sharp dress, especially peg-leg pants (1950s: e.g. Baltimore, MD). Antonym: square. ▸ noun: A dress made from an entire piece of cloth, without having pieces cut away as in a fitted garment. ▸ verb: (transitive) To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery. ▸ verb: (transitive) To spread over, cover. ▸ verb: To rail at; to banter. ▸ verb: To make cloth. ▸ verb: To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc. ▸ verb: To hang or rest limply.
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