What does drap in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word drap in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use drap in French.

The word drap in French means sheet, woollen cloth, serge, field of the cloth of gold, bath towel, bottom sheet, top sheet, bedsheet, fitted sheet. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word drap

sheet

nom masculin (pièce de tissu pour les lits)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour faire le lit, j'utilise un drap de dessous et un drap de dessus.
To make the bed, I use a bottom sheet and a top sheet.

woollen cloth, serge

nom masculin (tissus de laine feutrée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les uniformes des militaires sont faits en drap.
Military uniforms are made from serge.

field of the cloth of gold

nom masculin (rencontre franco-anglaise de 1520)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bath towel

nom masculin (grande serviette)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bottom sheet

nom masculin (drap couvrant le matelas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lorsqu'un drap de dessous est élastique aux coins, il est appelé drap-housse

top sheet

nom masculin (drap supérieur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On dort généralement entre le drap de dessous et le drap de dessus.

bedsheet

nom masculin (drap allant sur le drap housse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fitted sheet

nom masculin (drap à coins élastiques)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En quelques secondes, j'ai mis le drap-housse.

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