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bekleden — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • coat noun An outer garment worn over other clothes, typically with sleeves.
  • drape noun A curtain, or heavy cloth hung over a window or doorway.
  • line noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.
  • upholster verb To fit padding, stuffing, springs, webbing and fabric covering to (furniture).

Senses

bekleden is used for these senses in English:

  • coat (transitive) To cover with a coating of some material.
  • drape (transitive) To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery.
  • line (transitive) To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.
  • upholster (transitive) To fit padding, stuffing, springs, webbing and fabric covering to (furniture).

coat — full definition

  1. noun An outer garment worn over other clothes, typically with sleeves.
  2. noun A layer of a substance, such as paint, covering a surface.
  3. noun The fur or hair covering an animal.
  4. verb To cover something with a layer of a substance.

drape — full definition

  1. noun A curtain, or heavy cloth hung over a window or doorway.
  2. noun The way a piece of fabric hangs or falls.
  3. verb To cover or arrange loosely, as with cloth.
  4. verb To hang or rest loosely over something.

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