Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Crape \Crape\ (kr[=a]p), n. [F. cr[^e]pe, fr. L. crispus curled,
   crisped. See {Crisp}.]
   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
      ({Lagerstr["o]mia 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} (kr[=a]pt); p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Craping}.] [F. cr[^e]per, fr. L. crispare to curl,
   crisp, fr. crispus. See {Crape}, n.]
   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.

Source : WordNet®

crape
     n 1: small very thin pancake [syn: {crepe}, {French pancake}]
     2: a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface [syn: {crepe}]

crape
     v 1: cover or drape with crape; "crape the mirror" [syn: {crepe}]
     2: curl tightly; "crimp hair" [syn: {crimp}, {frizzle}, {frizz},
         {kink up}, {kink}]