Canton crape
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
Canton crape (countable and uncountable, plural Canton crapes)
- (archaic) A soft silk fabric, of a gauzy texture and wavy appearance, used for ladies' scarves, shawls, bonnet trimmings, etc.[1]
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- ^ 1880, Leo de Colange, The American Dictionary of Commerce […]
- “Canton crape”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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