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crape - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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Noun

crape (countable and uncountable, plural crapes)

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

Verb

crape (third-person singular simple present crapes, present participle craping, simple past and past participle craped)

  • (transitive) To form into ringlets; to curl or crimp.
    • ✤ a machine for craping silk
    • ✤ the hour for curling and craping the hair1
  • (transitive) To clothe in crape.

Etymology

Alteration of French crepe, from Middle French crespe (“curly”), from Latin crispus. Doublet of crisp and crepe.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: krāp, IPA: /kɹeɪp/
    • Audio (Southern England): 🔊
  • Homophones: crepe, crêpe
  • Rhymes: -eɪp

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Footnotes

  1. July 24, 1786, Frances Burney (aka Madame d’Arblay), diary ↩

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