crape

A noun referring to a type of thin, crinkled fabric, often black and historically associated with mourning attire.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее тип тонкой, гофрированной ткани, часто чёрного цвета, исторически связанной с траурной одеждой.

1. Fabric C1 formal

   A thin, crinkled fabric made from silk, cotton, or synthetic fibers, often used for mourning clothes or decorations.

   • She wore a black crape dress to the funeral.
   • The crape fabric was used to drape the memorial wreath.
   • He bought a crape ribbon for the mourning ceremony.

   🇷🇺Креп

   Синонимы: crepe

2. Mourning symbol C1 formal british

   A piece of black crape worn as a sign of mourning.

   • The widow wore a crape on her hat.
   • They tied a crape around the door handle as a sign of grief.
   • The crape was removed after the period of mourning ended.

   🇷🇺Траурный символ

   Синонимы: crepemourning bandweeper

• crapes plural form
• crapes' possessive plural form
• crape's possessive singular form

An archaic or obsolete verb meaning to make a crackling sound, or to creak; also a variant spelling of 'crepe' in the context of fabric, but as a verb it is largely out of use.

• 🇷🇺Устаревший или вышедший из употребления глагол, означающий издавать треск или скрип; также вариант написания слова 'креп' в контексте ткани, но как глагол практически не используется.

1. To cover or drape with crape C2 formal british

   To cover or decorate something with crape fabric, often as a sign of mourning.

   • The family crape the door in black for the funeral.
   • They crape the portrait of the deceased with a black cloth.
   • The church was crape for the memorial service.

   🇷🇺Украсить крепом

   Синонимы: coverdrapeshroudveil

• craped past participle
• craped past simple
• craping present participle
• crapes third person singular