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Meanings of crape in English

Portuguese
crepe
Catalan
crep
Spanish
crepe

Small very thin pancake.

        crepe
        Portuguese
        frisar
        Catalan
        arrissar-se
        Spanish
        retorcer

        Curl tightly.

              frisar
              Usage of crape in English
              1
              I am bearing in my heart the funeral crape of the monarchy.
              Marie Antoinette and Her Son
              2
              These wore crape hat-bands, and green rosettes with harps in the centre.
              The "Wearing of the Green," or The Prosecuted Funeral Procession
              3
              His damaged tile was in permanent crape for the late lamented Poole.
              The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 / A Magaz...
              4
              The curtains of the window were festooned with long weepers of crape.
              Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile
              5
              He pointed to the bowed figure, hidden in a long crape veil.
              Lady Merton, Colonist
              6
              All the mummers wore crape, and all the horsemen carried blazing flambeaux.
              The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion
              7
              And he pointed to the band of black crape on his arm.
              The Devil's Garden
              8
              She was dressed in black, and a crape veil concealed her face.
              The Living Link: A Novel
              9
              A crape has been removed from the day for all of us.
              Vailima Letters / Being Correspondence Addressed by Robert Louis...
              10
              The crape of dead liberty seems to be hanging on every door-knob.
              Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II / From Teheran To Yoko...
              11
              He too looked down at the crape round his hat and replied-
              Jane Eyre: An Autobiography
              12
              The horse was covered with a violet crape embroidered with golden bees.
              The Second Funeral of Napoleon
              13
              The crape on a door guided him to where Bridget Milligan lay.
              The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him
              14
              Following these women came the poor orphans, with mourning-crape on their arms.
              The Merchant of Berlin: An Historical Novel
              15
              There ought to be nothing left for her but crape and weepers.
              The Prime Minister
              16
              A train of white glacé trimmed with a ruche of white crape.
              Letters from England, 1846-1849
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