crape

English

Etymology

Alteration of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French crepe, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French crespe (“curly”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin crispus

Pronunciation

• enPR: krāp, IPA^(key): /kɹeɪp/
• Homophones: crepe, crêpe
• Rhymes: -eɪp

Noun

crape (countable and uncountable, plural crapes)

1. Alternative form of crepe (“a thin fabric, paper, or pancake”).
2. Mourning garments, especially an armband or hatband.

Translations

crepe — see crepe

mourning garments

• Ido: krepo (io)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

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

• Bulgarian: креп m (krep)
• German: Krepp m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Lithuanian: krepas m
• Russian: креп (ru) m (krep)

Verb

1. (transitive) To form into ringlets; to curl or crimp.

   a machine for craping silk

   • Madame d'Arblay

     the hour for curling and craping the hair

2. (transitive) To clothe in crape.

Anagrams

• Pacer, caper, pacer, recap

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Neapolitan

Noun

crape

1. plural of crapa