01 n. A thin, transparent stuff, the same as, or corresponding to, crape. It was either white or black, the latter being most common, and used fo…
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A thin, transparent stuff, the same as, or corresponding to, crape. It was either white or black, the latter being most common, and used for mourning.[Obs.]“Lawn as white as driven snow, Cyprus black as e'er was crow.” — Shak.