See Also: crape(1)(dictionary)
crape(2)(dictionary)
crape myrtle(encyclopedia)

crape(1) (iou)



crape noun & adjective. E16.
[French CRePE noun.]
A. noun.
Transparent but dull black gauze with a crimped surface, esp. for mourning dress; a band of this, esp. worn round a hat etc. as a sign of mourning. Formerly also, a piece of crape worn as a mask. E16.
A kind of thin worsted used for clerical dress; transf. a clergyman. obsolete exc. Hist. L17.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Made of crape. M16.
Special collocations & comb.: crape-fern a New Zealand fern, Leptopteris superba, with tall dark-green plumes. crape hair artificial hair for an actor's false beard etc. crape-myrtle a Chinese ornamental shrub, Lagerstroemia indica, of the purple loosestrife family, with pink, white, or purplish crinkled petals.
crapy adjective (a) resembling crape; (b) of crape, clothed in crape: M19.