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Oriental crape
(gcide) | Crape \Crape\ (kr[=a]p), n. [F. cr[^e]pe, fr. L. crispus curled,
crisped. See Crisp.]
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.
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A saint in crape is twice a saint in lawn. --Pope.
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Crape myrtle (Bot.), a very ornamental shrub
(Lagerstroemia Indica) from the East Indies, often
planted in the Southern United States. Its foliage is like
that of the myrtle, and the flower has wavy crisped
petals.
Oriental crape. See Canton crape.
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Oriental crape
(gcide) | Canton crape \Can"ton crape"\ (kr[=a]p").
A soft, white or colored silk fabric, of a gauzy texture and
wavy appearance, used for ladies' scarfs, shawls, bonnet
trimmings, etc.; -- called also Oriental crape. --De
Colange.
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