Covered with or made of crape fabric, especially in reference to mourning garments.
Past participle of the verb 'crape,' meaning to cover with crape fabric. Emerged in the 17th-18th centuries when crape became popular for mourning dress.
A 'craped figure' in Victorian literature was instantly recognizable as someone in deep mourning—the fabric itself told the story of loss before anyone spoke a word.
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