Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Crape

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Crape


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(1):

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

(2):

(n.) 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.