Crossword Path

Find words for crosswords, Scrabble and word games

Word entry · 5 letters

crape

Best crossword clue

"Thin wrinkled fabric"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /kɹeɪp/Part of speech verb, nounSorted aceprStarts with CEnds with E1 clues
1C2R3A4P5E

Definitions

  1. curl tightly

Word origin

Alteration of French crepe, from Middle French crespe (“curly”), from Latin crispus. Doublet of crisp and crepe.

Used in a sentence

  • a machine for craping silk
  • July 24, 1786, Frances Burney (aka Madame d'Arblay), diary the hour for curling and craping the hair

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

01Thin wrinkled fabric5 letters

Not quite right?

"Search similar patterns."

C____

Related words