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Webster 1913 Edition


Crape

Crape

(krāp)
,
Noun.
[F.
crêpe
, 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 (
Lagerstroemia 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
.

Crape

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Craped
(krāpt)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Craping
.]
[F.
crêper
, fr. L.
crispare
to curl, crisp, fr.
crispus
. See
Crape
,
Noun.
]
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Crape

CRAPE

,
Noun.
[See Crisp.] A thin transparent stuff, made of raw silk gummed and twisted on the mill, woven without crossing, and much used in mourning. Crape is also used for gowns and the dress of the clergy.
A saint in crape is twice a saint in lawn.

CRAPE

,
Verb.
T.
To curl; to form into ringlets; as, to crape the hair.

Definition 2024


crape

crape

English

Noun

crape (countable and uncountable, plural crapes)

  1. Alternative form of crepe (a thin fabric, paper, or pancake).
  2. Mourning garments, especially an armband or hatband.

Translations

Verb

crape (third-person singular simple present crapes, present participle craping, simple past and past participle craped)

  1. (transitive) To form into ringlets; to curl or crimp.
    a machine for craping silk
    The hour for curling and craping the hair. Madame d'Arblay.

Anagrams


Neapolitan

Noun

crape

  1. plural of crapa