Hypertext Webster Gateway: "crape"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
A saint in crape is twice a saint in lawn. --Pope.
{Crape myrtle} (Bot.), a very ornamental shrub
({Lagerstr["o]mia 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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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 hour for curling and craping the hair. --Mad.
D'Arblay.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
crape
n 1: small very thin pancake [syn: {crepe}, {French pancake}]
2: a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface [syn: {crepe}]
v 1: cover with crape [syn: {crepe}]
2: curl tightly, of hair [syn: {crimp}, {frizzle}, {frizz}, {kink
up}, {kink}]
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