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Where does “drap” come from?

drap (Old French) comes from Latin drappum — accusative singular of drappus.

drap (Old French): sheet or covering; clothing

Definitions

  1. sheet or covering; clothing

Ancestry of “drap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindrappumaccusative singular of drappus

Words derived from “drap”

  • drapery
  • drab
  • drape
  • draper
  • draping
  • drabness
  • linendraper
  • drably
  • draperied
  • drabber
  • drabby
  • drapey
  • drabbish
  • redrape
  • drapability
  • undrape
  • bedrape
  • drapelike
  • draperylike
  • drabware
  • draperess
  • drabcloth
  • drapeth
  • drapest
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