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Webster 1913 Edition

Crape

Crape

(krāp)
,
Noun.
[F.
crêpe
, 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.
A saint in
crape
is twice a saint in lawn.
Pope.
Crape myrtle
(Bot.)
,
a very ornamental shrub (
Lagerstroemia Indica
) from the East Indies, often planted in the Southern United States. Its foliage is like that of the myrtle, and the flower has wavy crisped petals.
–
Oriental crape
.
See
Canton crape
.

Crape

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Craped
(krāpt)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Craping
.]
[F.
crêper
, fr. L.
crispare
to curl, crisp, fr.
crispus
. See
Crape
,
Noun.
]
To form into ringlets; to curl; to crimp; to friz;
as, to
crape
the hair; to
crape
silk
.
The hour for curling and
craping
the hair.
Mad. D’Arblay.

Webster 1828 Edition

Crape

CRAPE

,
Noun.
[See Crisp.] A thin transparent stuff, made of raw silk gummed and twisted on the mill, woven without crossing, and much used in mourning. Crape is also used for gowns and the dress of the clergy.
A saint in crape is twice a saint in lawn.

CRAPE

,
Verb.
T.
To curl; to form into ringlets; as, to crape the hair.

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