crape

Speech parts

1. crape - Noun

2. crape - Verb

Meaning

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.

To form into ringlets; to curl; to crimp; to friz; as, to crape the hair; to crape silk.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

crepe frizzle kink crimp frizz French pancake kink up cypress willow black myrtle mourning curl pancake scollop
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Antonyms

smooth instantly clarify elucidate straighten unswirl

Hypernyms

flapjack material cover wave fabric cloth

Hyponyms

marocain crepe de chine crepe marocain Canton crepe

Phrases with the word

oriental crape

Derivatives

craped craping

Anagrams

caper pacer perca recap

Examples

crimp hair Source: Internet

crape the mirror Source: Internet

Byron Crape, Public Health Director and Assistant Professor at NU School of Medicine, had a long experience of distance learning before. Source: Internet

The flower bed in front of the Thompson's home is lined with hosta plants, crape myrtles, petunias and knockout roses. Source: Internet

Watering the daisies, daylilies, coxcomb and crape myrtle early in the morning, Iacangelo is often greeted by joggers, cyclists and pedestrians. Source: Internet

The leaves of the crape myrtle turn a fiery pumpkin, saffron, and scarlet before falling. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

crapass crapaud crapaudine crape fern crape jasmine crape myrtle