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crape

/kɹeɪp/

crape noun: mourning garments, especially an armband or hatband. Also the alternative form of crepe.

Noun

crape (countable and uncountable, plural crapes)

  1. Mourning garments, especially an armband or hatband.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To form into ringlets; to curl or crimp.
    • a machine for craping silk
    • July 24, 1786, Frances Burney (aka Madame d'Arblay), diary
      the hour for curling and craping the hair
  2. (transitive) To clothe in crape.

Also used as

crape is also the alternative form of crepe.

Forms of crape

Noun
pluralcrapes
Verb
third-person singular presentcrapes
present participlecraping
past participlecraped
pastcraped

Origin of crape

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

Words formed from crape

Phrases with crape

Words that rhyme with crape

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Questions about crape

What does crape mean?
Crape means mourning garments, especially an armband or hatband.
What part of speech is crape?
Crape can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce crape?
Crape is pronounced /kɹeɪp/.
What is the plural of crape?
The plural of crape is crapes.

Words near crape in the dictionary

  1. crapass
  2. crapaud
  3. crapaudine
  4. crapaudines
  5. crapauds
  6. crape
  7. crape jasmine
  8. crape myrtle
  9. crape myrtles
  10. craped
  11. crapefish

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