crape Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun small very thin pancake
    crepe; French pancake.
  2. noun a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface
    crepe.
  3. verb cover or drape with crape
    crepe.
    • crape the mirror
  4. verb curl tightly
    frizz; kink; frizzle; crimp; kink up.
    • crimp hair

WordNet

Crape noun
Etymology
F. crpe, fr. L. crispus curled, crisped. See Crisp.
Definitions
  1. 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 transitive verb
Etymology
F. crper, fr. L. crispare to curl, crisp, fr. crispus. See Crape, n.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Craped present participle & verbal noun Craping
Definitions
  1. 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 1913