PIE *dhrebhの「打つ、叩く」から。つまり、綿や麻などの原料の下処理や演奏のことで、原義はdrabを参照。 その後一般化し、加工されたカーテンやドレープカーテンなども指すようになった。
英語の語源
drape
drape: [15] The verb drape originally meant ‘weave wool into cloth’. It was borrowed from Old French draper, which was a derivative of drap ‘cloth’ (source of English drab). This in turn came from late Latin drappus, which was ultimately of Celtic origin. Other offspring of drap which found their way into English are draper [14], drapery [14], and trappings. The use of drapery for ‘loose voluminous cloth covering’ eventually fed back into the verb drape, producing in the 19th century its current sense ‘cover loosely with cloth’. => drab, draper, trappings
drape (v.)
c. 1400, "to ornament with cloth hangings;" mid-15c., "to weave into cloth," from Old French draper "to weave, make cloth" (13c.), from drap "cloth, piece of cloth, sheet, bandage," from Late Latin drapus, perhaps of Gaulish origin (compare Old Irish drapih "mantle, garment"). Meaning "to cover with drapery" is from 1847. Meaning "to cause to hang or stretch out loosely or carelessly" is from 1943. Related: Draped; draping.
drape (n.)
1660s, from drape (v.). Jive talk slang for "suit of clothes" is attested from 1945.
例文
1. Don 't drape your feet over the chair.
椅子の端に足を宙に掛けないように、きちんと座ってください。
2.Humboldt wanted to drape the world in radiance.
フンボルトは世界を美しく飾りたい。
3.You just drape your skirt over it and nobody suspects a thing.
スカートで隠すだけで、誰も発見しません。
4.We have drape for living room,but we need kitchen curtain.
リビング用にカーテンを用意しましたが、キッチンのカーテンも必要です。
5.I 'm going to cover you with a drape ，across your thighs.