drape (something) around (someone or something)
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To loosely place something over someone or something. It wasn't as cold out when I left the theater, so I just draped my coat around my shoulders. I draped my fabric over the mannequin to see if my dress idea would theoretically work. We draped a sheet around the couch to keep it from getting damaged or stained in the move.
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drape something around someone or something
to wrap or hang something around someone or something. She draped the shawl around her shoulders and felt a little warmer. Mother draped a towel around Timmy after his bath.
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