The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cyprus \Cy"prus\ (s?"pr?s), n. [OE. cipres, cypirs; perh. so
   named as being first manufactured in Cyprus. Cf. Cipers.]
   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.]
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         Lawn as white as driven snow,
         Cyprus black as e'er was crow.           --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Cyprus
    n 1: a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of
         Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin [syn: Cyprus,
         Republic of Cyprus]
    2: an island in the eastern Mediterranean