reference to mourning crepe a black,
dull silk with deep grooves pressed into the surface. It is used for mourning
bands to be worn on the arm, as part of funeral
wreaths and for streamers which are
hung on the door of a
home where a person has died.
n. a
reference to mourning crepe, a black
dull silk
fabric with deep grooves pressed into its surface and which is used as part of funeral
wreaths or for
bands worn on the arm. Mourning means the expression of
grief after
death, such as through denial of amusements, avoidance of certain food and the wearing of
special clothes. Up until the mid-twentieth century, Americans and Europeans grieving the
dead hung funeral
wreaths on their door and wore black crepe armbands. The
word crepe itself is the
term for fabrics that have crinkled or rippled surface and comes from the
Latin crispere, meaning to curl.
reference to mourning crepe a black,
dull silk with deep grooves pressed into the surface. It is used for mourning
bands worn on the arm, as part of funeral
wreaths and for streamers
hung on the door of a
home where a person has died.