Canton crape

English

Noun

Canton crape (countable and uncountable, plural Canton crapes)

  1. (archaic) A soft silk fabric, of a gauzy texture and wavy appearance, used for ladies' scarfs, shawls, bonnet trimmings, etc.
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Synonyms
  • Oriental crape

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for Canton crape in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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