crape

American  

[kreyp] / kreɪp /

noun

craped, craping

1. crepe.

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crape British  

/ kreɪp /

noun

1. a variant spelling of crepe

2. crepe, esp when used for mourning clothes

3. a band of black crepe worn in mourning

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Other Word Forms

• crapelike adjective
• crapy adjective

Etymology

Origin of crape

Anglicized spelling

Example Sentences

Through intermediaries, she got Park’s feedback on what he wanted changed — for instance, he insisted that the tree bark be smooth, a distinctive characteristic of crape myrtles.

From Los Angeles Times

One day a few years earlier, brilliant pink blossoms bloomed on the crape myrtle that Connie had planted in our yard.

From Literature

And don’t replace them with something like crape myrtle, which is pretty but doesn’t offer much shade for the space it takes up.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s the sound of shade tree advocates unhappy that I’m mentioning crape myrtles in this list.

From Los Angeles Times

Tree varieties include Eureka lemon, pink guava, Golden Delicious apple, coast live oak, olive, crape myrtle, California sycamore, desert willow and torrey pines.

From Los Angeles Times