DRAPING Synonyms
There are 18 hypernyms of the word draping. (close relations)
Definition of DRAPING
Best Alternative Words for DRAPING
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carpeting | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile) | ||||||||
clothing | nounn | |||||||
noun • a covering designed to be worn on a person's body | ||||||||
concealing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • covering or hiding noun • the activity of keeping something secret | ||||||||
covering | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a natural object that covers or envelops • an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) • the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it • the act of protecting something by covering it • the work of applying something | ||||||||
enfolding | verbv | |||||||
noun • the action of enfolding something | ||||||||
enveloping | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • surrounding and closing in on or hemming in | ||||||||
hanging | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window • a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead • the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely) | ||||||||
smothering | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat | ||||||||
swathing | verbv | |||||||
noun • cloth coverings wrapped around something (as a wound or a baby) | ||||||||
veiling | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave | ||||||||
wrapping | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped • an enveloping bandage | ||||||||
adorning | verbv | |||||||
verb • make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. • be beautiful to look at • furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors | ||||||||
bedecking | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • decorate | ||||||||
cloaking | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • anything that covers or conceals • a loose outer garment verb • hide under a false appearance • cover as if with clothing • cover with or as if with a cloak | ||||||||
encasing | verbv | |||||||
verb • enclose in, or as if in, a case | ||||||||
festooning | verbv | |||||||
noun • a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves • an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work • flower chains suspended in curves between points as a decoration verb • decorate with strings of flowers | ||||||||
garlanding | verbv | |||||||
noun • an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc. • United States singer and film actress (1922-1969) • flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes • a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas) with counties Dallas and Collin verb • adorn with bands of flowers or leaves | ||||||||
mantling | nounn | |||||||
noun • the cloak as a symbol of authority • United States baseball player (1931-1997) • the layer of the earth between the crust and the core • anything that covers • (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell • shelf that projects from wall above fireplace • hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) • a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter verb • spread over a surface, like a mantle • cover like a mantle | ||||||||
obscuring | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not clearly expressed or understood • marked by difficulty of style or expression • difficult to find • not famous or acclaimed • not drawing attention • remote and separate physically or socially verb • make less visible or unclear • make unclear, indistinct, or blurred • make unintelligible or unclear • reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing | ||||||||
shrouding | verbv | |||||||
noun • a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute • (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind • burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped verb • cover as if with a shroud • form a cover like a shroud • wrap in a shroud | ||||||||