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crape

[kreyp]
–noun, verb (used with object), craped, crap⋅ing.
crepe.

Origin:
Anglicized sp.


crapelike, adjective

crepe

[kreyp] noun, verb, creped, crep⋅ing.
–noun
1. a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
2. a usually black band or piece of this material, worn as a token of mourning.
3. a thin, light, delicate pancake.
4. crepe paper.
5. crepe rubber.
–verb (used with object)
6. to cover, clothe, or drape with crepe.
Also, crape.


Origin:
1790–1800; < F < L crispus curled, wrinkled
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crape   (krāp)   
n.  
  1. See crepe.

  2. A black band worn, as on the sleeve, as a sign of mourning. Also called crepe.

tr.v.   craped, crap·ing, crapes
To cover or drape with or as if with crape.

[Alteration of French crêpe; see crepe.]
crepe also crêpe   (krāp)   
n.  
  1. A light soft thin fabric of silk, cotton, wool, or another fiber, with a crinkled surface. Also called crape.

  2. See crape.

  3. Crepe paper.

  4. Crepe rubber.

  5. also (krěp) A very thin small pancake, often stuffed and rolled up.


[French crêpe, from Old French crespe, curly, from Latin crispus; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

crape 
1633, Anglicized spelling of crepe (q.v.).

crepe 
1797, from Fr. crêpe, from O.Fr. crespe, from L. crispa, fem. of crispus "curled." Meaning "small, thin pancake" is from 1877. Crepe paper is first attested 1895.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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