• A soft, white or colored silk fabric, of a gauzy texture and wavy appearance, used for ladies` scarfs, shawls, bonnet trimmings, etc.; -- called also Oriental crape.
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Can'ton crape' (krāp'). A soft, white or colored silk fabric, of a gauzy texture and wavy appearance, used for ladies' scarfs, shawls, bonnet trimmings, etc.; -- called also
Oriental crape .
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