- Mourning Crepe
- MOURNING CREPEA silk crepe, dyed black. Very light, plain weave from crepe yarns, and made crisp by using gum yarns.
Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.
Mourning Crepe
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crêpe — crape, crêpe Crape is used for a band of black silk or ornamental silk worn as a sign of mourning, and crêpe is used for other gauze like fabrics having a wrinkled surface and in crêpe paper (crinkled paper used in making decorations) … Modern English usage
crepe — Pepa lei (paper). ♦ Black crepe worn for mourning, ele ele kanikau … English-Hawaiian dictionary
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