Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Crape.
- noun a very thin, lustrous dress-silk.
- To curl; crimp; buckle; put up in curl-papers; frizz: as, to
crêpe the hair. - Frizzed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
crape . - noun Any of various crapelike fabrics, whether crinkled or not.
- noun A small thin pancake.
- noun Paper with a finely crinkle texture, usually sold in rolls of 2-3 inches width; crepe paper; -- it is usually colored brightly and used for decoration.
- noun Canton crape or an inferior gauzy fabric resembling it.
- noun smooth, or unwrinkled, crape{2}.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
crepe .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations
- noun small very thin pancake
- verb cover or drape with crape
- noun a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface
Etymologies
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Borrowing from French crêpe, from Latin crispus.
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