1. a thin, crinkled fabric, typically black, used especially for mourning clothes
2. black cloth worn as a sign of mourning

1. to cover or drape with crape

Examples

• The widow wore a dress made of black crape.
• Crape was hung over the doorway as a sign of mourning.
• The funeral director draped crape over the mirrors.
• She bought yards of crape fabric for the memorial service.
• The mourners wore crape armbands.
• They decided to crape the windows of the house.
• The delicate crape rustled softly in the breeze.