crape

Most crape myrtles have multiple stems, so the action leaves a cluster of ugly stubs.

That Crape on the Whip assumed the force of a call to the Church, urging to self-denial and to active effort.

Crape was seen wherever the eye turned—surrounding the galleries, fronting the platform, encircling the choir.

Crape is the quality of goods most closely allied with mourning.

Crape was tied on the door-knocker and the salon was closed.