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Trape vs Crape - What's the difference?

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In lang=en terms the difference between trape and crape

is that trape is to drag while crape is to form into ringlets; to curl or crimp.

As nouns the difference between trape and crape

is that trape is (obsolete) a messy or untidy woman while crape is crepe.

As verbs the difference between trape and crape

is that trape is to drag while crape is to form into ringlets; to curl or crimp.

trape

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A messy or untidy woman.
  • * 1678 , Samuel Butler, Hudibras :
    • Hard was his fate in this I own, / Nor will I for the trapes atone; / Indeed to guess I am not able, / What made her thus inexorable [...].

    Verb

  • To drag.
    • No, that coat's too big; it'll trape along the ground if you wear it.

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    crape

    English

    Noun

  • Crepe.
  • Mourning garments, especially an armband or hatband.

    • Verb

    (crap)
  • To form into ringlets; to curl or crimp.
    • a machine for craping silk
    The hour for curling and craping the hair. — Madame d'Arblay.

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