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A veil is caught up in her right arm and draped over her head and left shoulder.

She spotted it draped over the filing cabinet and felt an irrational sense of relief as she snatched it up and retreated behind her desk.

A woman dries her eyes as she views the flag-draped casket of Senator Edward Kennedy at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston.

He watched as she took off the bridal shawl and draped it over a chair, and placed the bridal crown on the small dressing table .

Continuous line movement is often used in draped garments, whose soft fabrics hang in gathers or folds.

Zhou Chun, a 70-year-old retired mechanic, was leaving Dujiangyan with nothing but a dirty old blanket draped over his shoulders.

One was draped over the central courthouse building until a few days ago -- it was even larger than the rebel flag draped on the building.

Silently she took it from him, staring at it as though it were something alien. A black serpent, draped overher hand.

A woman in Soweto gazes past a length of lace draped to dry on razor wire set up to deter criminals.

In the early mornings, if I wore long shirts and draped my head in a towel, I could walk along this beach without scaring people.

One morning as I sax draped in a long gown - it must have been about ten o' clock - I heard some footsteps out in the courtyard.

He was all smiles as he lumbered into my office and draped his long limbs over a chair.

The goddess is depicted with a spotted animal skin draped over her shoulders, a decorated quiver, and a spiked crown.

American flag draped over his shoulders, Cejudo ran around the venue crying, in one of the more moving celebrations at the Games.

Henry Wirz, led to the gallows with a black robe draped over his shoulders, paid for all these events with his own life.

A wreath or festoon, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.

Ramdev is an iconic figure, easily seen by his long hair and beard, and unchanging wardrobe of loosely draped saffron cloth.

Flowing threateningly toward me over the crest of a hill was a wave of black men draped in weird mustard-colored clothing.

Rounding a bend on the track I came upon not one but seven of these magnificent young lions draped across the branches of an acacia tree.

"I love this town so much, " the older woman said, a blue towel draped over her head to protect against fallout.

I beg you to recognize human life draped in a form and guise alien to ours, but springing from a soil plowed and sown by all our hands.

On Tuesday, a rocky cove there still bore a smear of tide-carried black oil, as well as sheets draped over the rocks to soak it up.

His shoes were poised beside his desk and his tuxedo jacket was draped over the back of his admiral's chair.

Look at the sunlight, a glowing ribbon draped along the dark pelt of hemlock and pine.

It is draped with gold curtains and American flags, just as it was that night.

King put his cloak draped over her, hold her on the horse, let her sit in front of their own, with her back to the palace.

Bush knew what he was doing by banning photographs and clips of flag draped coffins during most of his Iraq debacle.

(Young men draped in flags)( hung out of car windows )or (dodged traffic on their scooters, hooting as they went).

Sometimes it is not until they return home in flag-draped coffins that we become truly aware of all that we are asking of them.

To maintain the crisp crust, store draped with a clean tea towel or in a heavy paper bag.

He must BE somebody, for a flag was draped over the coffin.

Her name is Conchita, a thin, spa-loving, diamond-draped heiress, and she's at the center of one of America's nastiest estate battles.

We draped a banner from the upstairs balcony that said 'press' so gunmen who might enter the hotel would know we were non-combatants.

The tricolor French flag draped his coffin, carried by an honor guard of fellow veterans.

And related to that, there's a Pentagon policy that bans media coverage of the flag-draped coffins from coming in to Dover Air Force Base.

His dresses are so inspiring, the fabrics and figures are fluently draped on the body, and convey elegance.

then it reached up, broke some leafy branches with a snap, and draped them over the mass of torn thick flesh.

Workers draped an American flag on the wall of the Pentagon that was struck by a hijacked American Airlines jet.

She was weeping hysterically, her head and arms draped over Henry's lifeless torso.

Quaint little colorful cliffside houses stacked on top of each other are draped off the jagged cliffs.

The three Bassets were already in residence draped snoring on the fireside rug, but they seemed to be used to Debbie.

A brown, plaid sofa and a teal recliner, a wooden rocker and brass coat rack draped with leather belts and purses.

She draped in woodiness armor, but not inferior at any striker, who dare to infringe upon her, will be subject to heavy blow.

The old oak, utterly transformed, draped in a tent of sappy dark green, basked faintly, undulating in the rays of the evening sun.

Mas Amedda was a Chagrian male, with well-developed lethorns draped from his shoulders.

Four of us once draped a very long snake, dead of course, across our necks for a photograph.

Philippines: A white silk cord is draped around the couple's shoulders to indicate their union.

But the necklaces, earrings and other jewellery draped around the tree's branches are what give it a record value.

As Carter left the court, a teammate draped a towel on Carter's head, the way you'd use a towel to smother a fire.

the absence they leave in your lives, ' Mr. Obama said, standing on a black-draped stage hung with photos of the men.

Tulle is draped or pleated to ensure plenty of volume when twirling across the dance floor.

Within was a large whitewashed room, with a bed draped in printed cotton stuff.

Parliament draped lime-infused sheets over its windows in an attempt at emergency deodorization.

In a moss-draped rain forest in British Columbia, towering red cedars live a thousand years, and black bears are born with white fur.

Mourners have been steadily streaming by the flag draped casket of former President Gerald Ford.

A woman's dress of the18th century, having a fitted bodice and draped cutaway skirt, worn over an elaborate underskirt.

Men of quality draped themselves in a rich mantle or dalmatian, reminiscent of Roman toga , semicircular in shape.

Snow draped on rural houses and farms, with the occasional intrepid soul walking along the roadside.

On Day 1 she fell in love with a guy two pillows ahead of her because of the poetic way he draped his fingers.

The wooden slats are perfectly draped over the frame of the chair achieving a soft yet sturdy design.

One wall of the rink, in this city south of Seoul, was draped with a large banner celebrating Ms. Kim.

Halpern wore a Burmese longyi to work, and left it draped over his chair for his successor.

Large windows draped in velvet bathe the space in natural light with the impressive fireplace as the focal point.

Wang said as he hurried to take off his Santa coat, draped over Laoqin shoulders.

The Leveretts' living room was painted a deep purple-aubergine, in local parlance-and its windows were draped with velvet.

The curve of someone's hip should echo a draped garment one frame over. Bright colors on a dress should play counterpoint off a nearby coat.

When visiting or entertaining distinguished guests, Tibetan people present it draped over both their hands to express their respect.

He held a presidential review of the troops from a flag-draped grandstand built in front of the White House.

Barefoot and shivering she paced, a thin blanket draped about her shoulders.

He pulled the old afghan off the back of the couch and draped it over me so I wouldn't freeze beside his body.

though clotheslines are banned , clothes may be draped over a fence.

A few years ago, she was draped in a burqa.

Their tongues were draped with beautiful words, but behind that they were spitting out poison.

Frilly underwear is draped in a corner and hair clips hold back makeshift privacy curtains on the bunks.

Moss-draped trees, shrubs, and ferns adorn the Hoh River Valley, a temperate rain forest in Washington State's Olympic National Park.

In illness, when the lord comes to visit, lie with the head facing east, covered in court attire and draped with sash.

Dots A pencil mark placed on a draped muslin or fabric to record the seam lines or style lines. Used as guide mark for truing .

Hotels which nervously hung a modest rebel flag in their lobbies four days after Tripoli had fallen are now draped in them.

Oligocene erosion had truncated the sediments draped over the dome.

Please to horizontally flat draped over the layer and flat shelf or drag-and-on the stage.

The mood is hard edged and sexy, alleviated by the contrast of soft draped jersey and toga-style dresses.

Every October, much of America is draped in pink for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

He prances through the casinos with scantily clad showgirls draped on each arm (although he is happily married).

The spaniel lay prone on the floor, his long ears draped over his extended front legs.

SophiaLoren walks alone to her dressing room, a fat mink coat draped over hercostume against the cold.

The buildings were draped with the national flags of the two countries.

The girls are dressed in mini skirts and flared trousers and have their arms draped over the boys' shoulders.

A couple of weeks ago, we sent two of those soldiers home in flag-draped coffins.

The core of Mr. Lagerfeld's collection was a draped little chemise.

b. The patient is placed in the dorsal lithotomy position in stirrups, prepared, draped, and sedated.

M. the underwear I had draped over a chair resembled the Kaiser on roller skates.

The disc-based versions would probably be a better choice, reflecting the strands of lights draped nearby.

Draped the Coffin with a flag; a robe that draped her figure.

He leaned forward and draped the thing around her neck, then stepped back to admire.

Wherever we went, there were portraits of Mao, draped in black and surrounded by white paper wreaths.

The patrol to come draped them in a shroud of gloom.

The dustsheets were draped over the furniture.

Snow-draped Mount Cleveland rises through clouds on Alaska's Chuginadak Island.

Internet postings complained about the banner in support of human rights draped outside Paris city hall.

The color comes from tannin that seeps from towering cypress trees draped in Spanish moss.

The foreign couple, their bikes draped with bags, were quite conspicuous.

Olympic banners were draped across downtown bridges.

A blue armchairwith my velvet dress slung across it and a man's tie draped over the dress.

"Hey, you two! " she says, gesturing toward a young couple with arms draped around each other's waist.

To await your tender caress, I draped my body in a silken blanket.

Daddy, see I started coughing, and then took off his jacket draped over me.

She bore an exotic beauty and wore an odd headdress draped with organic tentacles.

David is a very good man, a lucky man, and when I see you two together, arms draped over neck and around waist, we see happiness.

Draped in jewels and wearing evening gowns, they sat demurely at their tables.

Mother draped her coat round the baby to keep him warm.

Under ivy - draped walls , early Christians dug catacombs , which were tunneled graves for their dead .

The Bolshoi Theater, built in 1824, has been draped in tarpaulins and gutted for almost five years and is scheduled to reopen in 2013.

A red banner draped across its headquarters says new workers are needed.

She draped her legs over the arm of the chair.

In the fall of 2008, I strolled into the lush yards and ivy-draped walls of Harvard to begin my freshman year.

You are made for mensprint draped skirts and pinstripe pantsuits, and you wear the colors gray, white, and black with true stylish panache.

n. He draped his legs over the arm of the chair.

Huge crowds glimpsed the three coffins, draped in the emerging nation's tricolor flag and honored by its new anthem.

The six yard cloth is draped in different styles for various regions.

The bedclothes were draped over a sofa.

Have 2 Jackets -- If you work in a big open plan office, always leave a spare jacket draped over the back of your seat.

We draped the flag round the coffin.

A device around which a garment is draped for hanging from a hook or rod.

Draped in Greek flags, their anger is mixed with dejection.

The car was draped round the street light after the accident.

Mr. Thon Data, draped in crimson robes, addressed Ms. Mahkaw and the other assembled refugees.

A big banner was draped across one of the streets.

So it's really the density of very large old trees that are draped in moss that is important at a forest stand level.

He has an overcoat draped over his shoulders.

Leung's coffin was draped with the national flag.

I draped the sweater over her.

The windows were draped with curtains.

Lamar Odom hopes to remain draped in purple and gold for a long time.

draped my legs over the chair.

A massive green screen is draped behind him.

The hall is draped with red and white curtains.

Zhao's body was draped in the party flag.

She draped a coat round his shoulders.

Cowl neck with draped accents.

I have travelled to Dover to meet the flag-draped caskets of 18 Americans returning home to their final resting place.

He draped his arms round her neck.

The girl was draped in the flag.

They look odd when they sleep, too, because they hang upside down, with their wings draped around their bodies.

Eg: I went to sleep with my arm draped over the edge of a chair and when I woke up I had pins and needles in my hand.

Effects of Geometric Parameters of Continuous Linear Draped Tendons on Resultant Moment of External Prestressing Continuous Beams

The new building, which sits in a park of palms and pergolas draped in bougainvillea, is Mr Gehry's second concert hall in a decade;

LITTLE Bar-Tabac-Presse draped in lottery ads on the corner of a run-down street;

A garrison flag, 20 by 38 feet, presented by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, is draped over the base of the statue. (AP Photo)

Here he looks over the Pink Project, metal frames draped in pink fabric, in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans on December 3, 2007

they draped the flag over the soldier ' s coffin

Draped in a leopard mink, girls standin' next to me

Or in memories draped by the beneficent spider,

rayon taffeta frock in draped overskirt

The flag-draped coffin of Israeli Staff Sergeant Dvir Emanueloff

The willow draped dock may be aged

The flesh gets beauty, when draped by its skin;

A richness of ripe fruit, temple draped

a fur coat draped round her shoulders