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Crape Definition And Meaning
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.

Crape Definition And Meaning

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

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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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