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# crape

noun (crape, crapes)

«crape» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A thin, crinkly black cloth, worn to show mourning for someone who has died. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crape/#m1)
2. A thin crinkled cloth of other colours, used for dresses and wrappers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crape/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales, a dark cloth for mourning or a thin wrapping: «covered with crape» means wrapped or hung in this cloth

### Examples

- She wore a black crape band on her sleeve for her grandfather. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crape/#x1)
- The box was wrapped in crape. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crape/#x2)
- The table was covered with crape for the funeral. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crape/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «crape» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crape/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«crape» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crape.html) on Mova free.