portiere vs drape

portiere and drape both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
portiere	Yes	No	No	No
drape	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, drape is a hypernym of portiere; that is, drape is a word with a broader meaning than portiere:

Other hypernyms of portiere include curtain, drapery, mantle, pall.

portiere (noun)	drape (noun)
a heavy curtain hung across a doorway	hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
	a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination
	the manner in which fabric hangs or falls

portiere (verb)	drape (verb)
	arrange in a particular way
	place casually
	cover as if with clothing
	cover or dress loosely with cloth