drape vs garb

drape

noun
  • A dress made from an entire piece of cloth, without having pieces cut away as in a fitted garment. 

  • The way in which fabric falls or hangs. 

  • A member of a youth subculture distinguished by its sharp dress, especially peg-leg pants (1950s: e.g. Baltimore, MD). Antonym: square. 

  • A curtain; a drapery. 

verb
  • To spread over, cover. 

  • To make cloth. 

  • To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery. 

  • To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc. 

  • To hang or rest limply. 

  • To rail at; to banter. 

garb

noun
  • A type of dress or clothing. 

  • A guise, external appearance. 

  • Fashion, style of dressing oneself up. 

  • A measure of arrows in the Middle Ages. 

  • A wheat sheaf. 

verb
  • To dress in garb. 

How often have the words drape and garb occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )