drap

See also: drop, Drap, dráp, dräp, dråp, and драп

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French drap.

Noun

drap (plural draps)

1. (archaic) Cloth.

Etymology 2

See drop.

Verb

drap (third-person singular simple present draps, present participle drapping, simple past and past participle drapped)

1. (Scotland) To drop.

Anagrams

• pard, prad

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin drappus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈdɾap]

Noun

drap m (plural draps)

1. cloth; rag

Derived terms

• endrapar

Further reading

• “drap” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Dalmatian

Etymology

Compare Italian drappo, French drap.

Noun

drap m

1. drape, cloth
2. linen
3. underwear

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French

Etymology

From Late Latin drappus, drappum (“cloth”), first recorded in Frankish ordinances (The Capitularies of Charles the Great). More at drape.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʁa/

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Noun

drap m (plural draps)

1. sheet, duvet

Related terms

• drapement
• draper
• draperie
• drapier
• être dans de beaux draps

Descendants

• → Russian: драп (drap)

Further reading

• “drap”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• drapaj

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drap/

Verb

drap

1. second-person singular imperative of drapaś

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Middle French

Noun

drap m (plural draps)

1. cloth (textile)

Descendants

• French: drap (see there for further descendants)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse dráp.

Noun

drap n (definite singular drapet, indefinite plural drap, definite plural drapa or drapene)

1. homicide, killing, murder

Derived terms

• drapsmann
• uaktsomt drap

References

• “drap” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse dráp.

Noun

drap n (definite singular drapet, indefinite plural drap, definite plural drapa)

1. homicide

Derived terms

• drapsmann

Verb

drap

1. (deprecated template usage) past tense of drepa

References

• “drap” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old French

Alternative forms

• drape, drappe

Etymology

From Late Latin drappus, of Germanic origin.

Noun

drap oblique singular, m (oblique plural dras, nominative singular dras, nominative plural drap)

1. sheet or covering
2. clothing

Descendants

• Middle French: drap
  • French: drap (see there for further descendants)
• Picard: drâp (Athois)
• Walloon: drap (Liégeois)
• → Middle English: drape
  • English: drape

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drap/

Verb

drap

1. second-person singular imperative of drapać