Korean slang profile
카울 드레이프
kaul deureipeu
Cowl drape
A garment design in which fabric around the neck falls in natural horizontal folds.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 카울드레이프
- Earliest source found
- Aug 12, 1998
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
블라우스의 카울 드레이프가 부드러운 곡선을 만들었다.
The blouse’s 카울 드레이프 formed soft curves.
02Documented history
- 1998The newspaper of the time explained this expression’s meaning and use.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The spelling and meaning at the time were checked in an original 1998 newspaper article. The checked article’s date is recorded; this does not mean the expression was first created that year.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
This is included as an expression describing cultural and lifestyle trends of the time. It relies on one newspaper article; the first coiner, actual first use, and current range of use were not verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ［패션］가슴파인 네크라인 디자인， 여성미－섹시함 강조 (동아일보)Published Aug 12, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026