About The Word Crape
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Crape Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Crape?
[n] a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface
[n] small very thin pancake [v] curl tightly, of hair [v] cover with crape Synonyms | Synonyms for Crape: crepe | crepe | crepe | crimp | French pancake | frizz | frizzle | kink | kink up Related Terms | Find terms related to Crape: See Also | battercake | Canton crepe | cloth | cover | crepe de Chine | crepe marocain | crepe Suzette | curl | fabric | flannelcake | flapcake | flapjack | griddlecake | hot cake | hotcake | marocain | material | pancake | textile | wave Crape In Webster's Dictionary \Crape\ (kr[=a]p), n. [F. cr[^e]pe, fr. L. crispus curled,
crisped. See {Crisp}.]
A thin, crimped stuff, made of raw silk gummed and twisted on
the mill. Black crape is much used for mourning garments,
also for the dress of some clergymen.
A saint in crape is twice a saint in lawn. --Pope.
{Crape myrtle} (Bot.), a very ornamental shrub
({Lagerstr["o]mia Indica}) from the East Indies, often
planted in the Southern United States. Its foliage is like
that of the myrtle, and the flower has wavy crisped
petals.
{Oriental crape}. See {Canton crape}.
\Crape\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Craped} (kr[=a]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Craping}.] [F. cr[^e]per, fr. L. crispare to curl, crisp, fr. crispus. See {Crape}, n.] To form into ringlets; to curl; to crimp; to friz; as, to crape the hair; to crape silk. The hour for curling and craping the hair. --Mad. D'Arblay. |
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