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Dram`a*ti*za"tion (?), n. Act of dramatizing.

Dram"a*tize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dramatized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dramatizing (?).] [Cf. F. dramatiser.] To compose in the form of the drama; to represent in a drama; to adapt to dramatic representation; as, to dramatize a novel, or an historical episode.

They dramatized tyranny for public execration.

Motley.

Dram`a*tur"gic (?), a. Relating to dramaturgy.

Dram"a*tur`gist (?), n. One versed in dramaturgy. Carlyle.

Dram"a*tur`gy (?), n. [Gr. &?; dramatic composition; &?; drama + a root akin to E. work: cf. F. dramaturgie.] The art of dramatic composition and representation.

Dram"ming (?), n. The practice of drinking drams.

Dram"sell`er (?), n. One who sells distilled liquors by the dram or glass.

Dram"shop` (?), n. A shop or barroom where spirits are sold by the dram.

Drank (?), imp. of Drink.

Drank, n. [Cf. 3d Drake.] Wild oats, or darnel grass. See Drake a plant. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

||Drap` d'é*té" (?). [F., clot of summer.] A thin woolen fabric, twilled like merino.

Drape (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Draped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Draping (?).] [F. draper, fr. drap cloth. See 3d Drab.] 1. To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery; as, to drape a bust, a building, etc.

The whole people were draped professionally.

De Quincey.

These starry blossoms, [of the snow] pure and white, Soft falling, falling, through the night, Have draped the woods and mere

. Bungay.

2. To rail at; to banter. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.

Drape, v. i. 1. To make cloth. [Obs.] Bacon.

2. To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc.

Dra"per (?), n. [F. drapier.] One who sells cloths; a dealer in cloths; as, a draper and tailor.

Dra"per*ied (?), a. Covered or supplied with drapery. [R.] Byron.

Dra"per*y (?), n.; pl. Draperies (#). [F. draperie.] 1. The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth. Bacon.

2. Cloth, or woolen stuffs in general.

People who ought to be weighing out grocery or measuring out drapery.

Macaulay.

3. A textile fabric used for decorative purposes, especially when hung loosely and in folds carefully disturbed; as: (a) Garments or vestments of this character worn upon the body, or shown in the representations of the human figure in art. (b) Hangings of a room or hall, or about a bed.