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• Crape — Detail of a Kimono Crape (an Anglicized version of the Fr. crêpe [1]) is a silk, wool, or polyester fabric of a gauzy texture, having a peculiar crisp or crimpy appearance. (The word crape is also used as an Anglicized spelling of …   Wikipedia

• Crape — (kr[=a]p), n. [F. cr[^e]pe, fr. L. crispus curled, crisped. See {Crisp}.] A thin, crimped stuff, made of raw silk gummed and twisted on the mill. Black crape is much used for mourning garments, also for the dress of some clergymen. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Crape myrtle — Crape Crape (kr[=a]p), n. [F. cr[^e]pe, fr. L. crispus curled, crisped. See {Crisp}.] A thin, crimped stuff, made of raw silk gummed and twisted on the mill. Black crape is much used for mourning garments, also for the dress of some clergymen.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Crape — Crape, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Craped} (kr[=a]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Craping}.] [F. cr[^e]per, fr. L. crispare to curl, crisp, fr. crispus. See {Crape}, n.] To form into ringlets; to curl; to crimp; to friz; as, to crape the hair; to crape silk.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• crape myrtle — n. an tall East Indian and Chinese shrub ({Lagerstroemia indica} of the loosestrife family, commonly planted in Southern and Western U. S. as an ornamental shrub. It has clusters of red, white, purple, or pink flowers. Syn: crepe myrtle, crepe… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• crape myrtle — ☆ crape myrtle n. [so named because of its crinkled, crepelike flowers] an ornamental shrub (Lagerstroemia indica) of the loosestrife family, widely grown in the S U.S., with usually pinkish flowers …   English World dictionary

• crape myrtle — crape′ or crepe myrtle n. pln a tall, ornamental Chinese shrub, Lagerstroemia indica, of the loosestrife family, having clusters of crinkled pink, purple, or white flowers • Etymology: 1840–50, amer …   From formal English to slang

• crape — [krāp] n. [Fr crêpe: see CREPE] 1. CREPE (sense 1) 2. a piece of black crepe as a sign of mourning, often worn as a band around the arm vt. craped, craping Rare to cover with black crepe …   English World dictionary

• Crape myrtle — Myrtle Myr tle (m[ e]r t l), n. [F. myrtil bilberry, prop., a little myrtle, from myrte myrtle, L. myrtus, murtus, Gr. my rtos; cf. Per. m[=u]rd.] (Bot.) A species of the genus {Myrtus}, especially {Myrtus communis}. The common myrtle has a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• crape — noun /kreɪp/ A thin, crimped stuff, made of raw silk gummed and twisted on the mill. Black crape is much used for mourning garments, also for the dress of some clergymen …   Wiktionary

• crape — I. noun Etymology: alteration of French crêpe, from Middle French crespe, from crespe curly, from Latin crispus more at crisp Date: 1633 1. crepe 2. a band of crepe worn on a hat or sleeve as a sign of mourning II. transitive verb (craped …   New Collegiate Dictionary