Definition of crape in English:

crape

noun kreɪpkreɪp

mass noun

1
variant spelling of crêpe
2Black silk, formerly used for mourning clothes.
（以前用来做丧服的）黑面纱
Example sentencesExamples
- A ‘decent’ funeral came to include a lacquered hearse, ornate casket, floral wreaths, and rented banners, crape, gloves, and sashes.
- At Sixth and Chestnut they passed Ellard's newsstand, which had been draped in black crape and tied with white ribbon, ‘indicating that the adornment was for one of tender years.’
- Imported crape silk has been used all over to give that royal look.
1. 2.1count noun A band of black silk formerly worn round a person's hat as a sign of mourning.
  （以前佩在帽子上表示哀悼的）黑纱
  Example sentencesExamples
  Have we not all met ladies wearing as a brooch, by way of loving remembrance, a tomb between two willow trees formed of the hair of the individual for whom their crape was worn, and which from its very nature must be laid aside with it?

Derivatives

crapy

adjective

Origin

Early 16th century: from French crêpe (see crêpe).

Rhymes

agape, ape, cape, chape, crêpe, drape, escape, gape, grape, jape, misshape, nape, rape, scrape, shape, tape

Definition of crape in US English:

crape

nounkreɪpkrāp

archaic spelling of crepe

Origin

Early 16th century: from French crêpe (see crepe).

单词	crape
释义	Definition of crape in English: crape noun kreɪpkreɪp mass noun 1 variant spelling of crêpe 2Black silk, formerly used for mourning clothes. （以前用来做丧服的）黑面纱 Example sentencesExamples A ‘decent’ funeral came to include a lacquered hearse, ornate casket, floral wreaths, and rented banners, crape, gloves, and sashes. At Sixth and Chestnut they passed Ellard's newsstand, which had been draped in black crape and tied with white ribbon, ‘indicating that the adornment was for one of tender years.’ Imported crape silk has been used all over to give that royal look. 2.1count noun A band of black silk formerly worn round a person's hat as a sign of mourning. （以前佩在帽子上表示哀悼的）黑纱 Example sentencesExamples Have we not all met ladies wearing as a brooch, by way of loving remembrance, a tomb between two willow trees formed of the hair of the individual for whom their crape was worn, and which from its very nature must be laid aside with it? Derivatives crapy adjective Origin Early 16th century: from French crêpe (see crêpe). Rhymes agape, ape, cape, chape, crêpe, drape, escape, gape, grape, jape, misshape, nape, rape, scrape, shape, tape Definition of crape in US English: crape nounkreɪpkrāp archaic spelling of crepe Origin Early 16th century: from French crêpe (see crepe).
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