different between crape vs craps

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• enPR: kr?p, IPA^(key): /k?e?p/
• Homophones: crepe, crêpe
• Rhymes: -e?p

Noun

crape (countable and uncountable, plural crapes)

1. Alternative form of crepe (“a thin fabric, paper, or pancake”).
2. Mourning garments, especially an armband or hatband.

Translations

Verb

crape (third-person singular simple present crapes, present participle craping, simple past and past participle craped)

1. (transitive) To form into ringlets; to curl or crimp.

   a machine for craping silk

   • July 24, 1786, Frances Burney (aka Madame d'Arblay), diary

     the hour for curling and craping the hair

2. (transitive) To clothe in crape.

Anagrams

• Pacer, caper, pacer, recap

Neapolitan

Noun

crape

1. plural of crapa

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?krape]

Verb

crape

1. third-person singular present subjunctive of cr?pa
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of cr?pa

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?æps/
• Rhymes: -æps

Etymology 1

From Louisiana Creole French craps, a corruption of English crabs.

Noun

craps pl (plural only)

1. (plural only, gambling, dice games) A game of gambling, or chance, where the players throw dice to make scores and avoid crap.

Etymology 2

Plural of crap.

Noun

craps

1. plural of crap
2. (slang, vulgar) (preceded by the) diarrhea

Etymology 3

Verb form of crap.

Verb

craps

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crap

Further reading

• craps on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• APCRs, Carps, RSPCA, carps, parcs, pracs, scarp, scrap