English-Thai Dictionary

crape

N ขนม แพนเค้ก  crepe ka-nom-paen-kek

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CRAPE

n.[See Crisp. ] A thin transparent stuff, made of raw silk gummed and twisted on the mill, woven without crossing, and much used in mourning. Crape is also used for gowns and the dress of the clergy. A saint in crape is twice a saint in lawn.

 

CRAPE

v.t.To curl; to form into ringlets; as, to crape the hair.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CRAPE

Crape (krp ), n. Etym: [F. cr, fr. L. crispus curled, crisped. See Crisp. ]

 

Defn: 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. A saint in crape is twice a saint in lawn. Pope. Crape myrtle (Bot. ), a very ornamental shrub (Lagerströmia 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.

 

CRAPE

Crape, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Craped (krpt ); p. pr. & vb. n. Craping.]Etym: [F. cr, fr. L. crispare to curl, crisp, fr. crispus. See Crape, n.]

 

Defn: To form into ringlets; to curl; to crimp; to friz; as, to crape the hair; to crape silk. The hour for curling and craping the hair. Mad. D'Arblay.

 

CRAPEFISH

CRAPEFISH Crape "fish ` (krp "fsh `), n.

 

Defn: Salted codfish hardened by pressure. Kane.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

crape

crape |krāp kreɪp | ▶noun archaic spelling of crepe. DERIVATIVES crap y adjective ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from French crêpe (see crepe ).

 

crape fern

crape fern ▶noun a tall New Zealand fern with dark green fronds. ●Leptopteris superba, family Osmundaceae.

 

crape hair

crape hair ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. artificial hair used by actors, chiefly for false beards and moustaches.

 

crape myrtle

crape myr tle (also crepe myrtle ) ▶noun an ornamental Asian shrub or small tree with pink, white, or purplish crinkled petals. [Genus Lagerstroemia, family Lythraceae: several species, in particular common crape myrtle (L. indica ) and queen's crape myrtle (L. speciosa ).]

 

Oxford Dictionary

crape

crape |kreɪp | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 variant spelling of crêpe. 2 black silk, formerly used for mourning clothes. • [ count noun ] a band of black silk formerly worn round a person's hat as a sign of mourning. DERIVATIVES crapy adjective ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from French crêpe (see crêpe ).

 

crape fern

crape fern ▶noun a tall New Zealand fern with dark green fronds. ●Leptopteris superba, family Osmundaceae.

 

crape hair

crape hair ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. artificial hair used by actors, chiefly for false beards and moustaches.

 

crape myrtle

crape myrtle (also crepe myrtle ) ▶noun an ornamental Chinese shrub or small tree with pink, white, or purplish crinkled petals. ●Lagerstroemia indica, family Lythraceae.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

crape

crape /kreɪp /名詞 1 U (喪服 喪章に用いる黒い )クレープ, 絹地 .2 C クレープの喪章 .