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crape

/kreɪp/

Other forms: crapes; craped; craping

Definitions of crape
  1. noun
    a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface
    synonyms: crepe
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    types:
    Canton crepe
    a soft thick crinkled dress crepe; heavier than crepe de Chine
    crepe de Chine
    a very thin crepe of silk or silklike fabric
    crepe marocain, marocain
    a dress crepe; similar to Canton crepe
    type of:
    cloth, fabric, material, textile
    artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
  2. verb
    cover or drape with crape
    crape the mirror”
    synonyms: crepe
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    type of:
    cover
    provide with a covering or cause to be covered
  3. verb
    curl tightly
    synonyms: crimp, frizz, frizzle, kink, kink up
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    type of:
    curl, wave
    twist or roll into coils or ringlets
  4. noun
    small very thin pancake
    synonyms: French pancake, crepe
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    types:
    crepe Suzette
    crepes flamed in a sweet orange-and-lemon flavored liqueur sauce
    type of:
    battercake, flannel cake, flannel-cake, flapcake, flapjack, griddlecake, hot cake, hotcake, pancake
    a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
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