crape noun & adjective. [kreɪp] E16.
[French CRêPE noun.]
A. noun.
1. 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.

2. 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.

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crape verb trans. [kreɪp] E18.
[from the noun. For sense 1 cf. French crêper, CRêPE verb.]
1. Crimp, make wrinkled or crinkled; curl (hair). E18-E19.

2. Cover, clothe, or drape with crape. E19.

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