<hw>Dram"sell`er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who sells distilled liquors by the dram or glass.</def>
<h1>Dramshop</h1> <Xpage=451>
<hw>Dram"shop`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A shop or barroom where spirits are sold by the dram.</def>
<h1>Drank</h1> <Xpage=451>
<hw>Drank</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>imp.</tt> <def>of <er>Drink</er>.</def>
<h1>Drank</h1> <Xpage=451>
<hw>Drank</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. 3d <er>Drake</er>.]</ety> <def>Wild oats, or darnel grass. See <er>Drake</er> a plant.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>
<i>Halliwell.</i>
<h1>Drap d'\'82t\'82</h1> <Xpage=451>
<hw>Drap` d'\'82*t\'82"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[F., clot of summer.]</ety> <def>A thin woolen fabric, twilled like merino.</def>
<h1>Drape</h1> <Xpage=451>
<hw>Drape</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Draped</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Draping</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>draper</ets>, fr. <ets>drap</ets> cloth. See 3d <er>Drab</er>.]</ety>
<p><b>1.</b> <def>To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery; <as>as, to <ex>drape</ex> a bust, a building, etc.</as></def>
<blockquote>The whole people were <b>draped</b> professionally. <i>De Quincey.</i></blockquote>
<blockquote>These starry blossoms, [of the snow] pure and white, Soft falling, falling, through the night, Have <b>draped</b> the woods and mere. <i>Bungay.</i></blockquote>
<p><b>2.</b> <def>To rail at; to banter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<i>Sir W. Temple.</i>
<h1>Drape</h1> <Xpage=451>
<hw>Drape</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To make cloth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<i>Bacon.</i>
<p><b>2.</b> <def>To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc.</def>
<h1>Draper</h1> <Xpage=451>
<hw>Dra"per</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>drapier</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who sells cloths; a dealer in cloths; <as>as, a <ex>draper</ex> and tailor</as>.</def>
<h1>Draperied</h1> <Xpage=451>
<hw>Dra"per*ied</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Covered or supplied with drapery.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<i>Byron.</i>
<h1>Drapery</h1> <Xpage=451>
<hw>Dra"per*y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Draperies</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[F. <ets>draperie</ets>.]</ety>
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