crape

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

• enPR: krāp, IPA^(key): /kɹeɪp/

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• Homophones: crepe, crêpe
• Rhymes: -eɪp

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.

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.

• Pacer, caper, pacer, recap

crape

1. plural of crapa

• IPA^(key): [ˈkrape]

crape

1. third-person singular/plural present subjunctive of crăpa