Definition of Crape
Pronunciation:
krāpt
n.
1.
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
(
Lagerströmia
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
.
v. t.
1.
To
form
into
ringlets
;
to
curl
;
to
crimp
;
to
friz
;
as
,
to
crape
the
hair
;
to
crape
silk
.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Craped
(krāpt)
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Craping
.]
The
hour
for
curling
and
craping
the
hair
.
- Mad. D'Arblay.
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