Crape

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crape \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.
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           A saint in crape is twice a saint in lawn. --Pope.
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     {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}. See {Canton crape}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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           The hour for curling and craping the hair. --Mad.
                                                    D'Arblay.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  crape
       n 1: small very thin pancake [syn: {crepe}, {French pancake}]
       2: a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface [syn: {crepe}]
       v 1: cover or drape with crape; "crape the mirror" [syn: {crepe}]
       2: curl tightly; "crimp hair" [syn: {crimp}, {frizzle}, {frizz},
           {kink up}, {kink}]