Defn: 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 (Lagerströmia 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
Crape, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Craped (krpt); p. pr. & vb.n. Craping.]
Etym: [F. cr, fr. L. crispare to curl, crisp, fr. crispus. See Crape,
n.]
Defn: 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.
CRAPEFISH
Crape"fish` (krp"fsh`), n.
Defn: Salted codfish hardened by pressure. Kane.
CRAPNEL
Crap"nel (krp"nel), n.
Defn: A hook or drag; a grapnel.
CRAPPIE
Crap"pie (krp"p), n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A kind of fresh-water bass of the genus Pomoxys, found in the rivers of the Southern United States and Mississippi valley. There are several species. [Written also croppie.]
CRAPPLE
Crap"ple (krp"p'l), n. Etym: [See Graple.]