Etymograph

English

redrape

From re- + drape.

A compound of re- + drape

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

Late Latin drappus ‘drabcloth, kerchief’

Old French drap ‘cloth, drabcloth’

Old French draper ‘to drape’

Middle English drape ‘a drape’

English drape

Today it means

verb To drape again or anew.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “redrape”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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