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Definitions for: 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
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: crepe, crepe, crepe, crimp, French pancake, frizz, frizzle, kink, kink up
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
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