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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Crape \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}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: crape n 1: small very thin pancake [syn: {crepe}, {French pancake}] 2: a soft thin light cloth with a crinkled surface [syn: {crepe}] v 1: cover with crape [syn: {crepe}] 2: curl tightly, of hair [syn: {crimp}, {frizzle}, {frizz}, {kink up}, {kink}]
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