What is the meaning of Crape?

  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) To form into ringlets; to curl; to crimp; to friz; as, to crape the hair; to crape silk.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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