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| crape [ krayp ] (plural crapes) |
noun |
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| Definition: |
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1. textiles
Same as crêpe (sense 1)
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2. black silk for clothes: black silk formerly used for mourning clothes
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3. black band indicating mourning: a band of crape worn as a sign of mourning round the arm or, formerly, round a hat
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| [Early 16th century. < French crêpe (see crêpe)] |
