crape

English

Etymology

Alteration of French crepe, from Middle French crespe (“curly”), from Latin crispus

Pronunciation

• enPR: krāp, IPA: /kreɪp/, X-SAMPA: /kreIp/
• Homophones: crepe, crêpe
• Rhymes: -eɪp

Noun

crape (countable and uncountable; plural crapes)

1. Crepe.
2. Mourning garments, especially an armband or hatband.

Translations

crepe — see crepe

mourning garments

thin, crimped stuff, made of raw silk gummed and twisted on the mill

• Bulgarian: креп (bg) m (krep)
• German: Krepp (de) m

• Lithuanian: krepas (lt) m
• Russian: креп (ru) (kr'ep) m 

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

• caper, pacer, Pacer, recap

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Neapolitan

Noun

crape f

1. Plural form of crapa