crepe

or crape

[ kreyp ]
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noun
  1. a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.

  2. a usually black band or piece of this material, worn as a token of mourning.

  1. a thin, light, delicate pancake.

verb (used with object),creped, crep·ing.
  1. to cover, clothe, or drape with crepe.

Origin of crepe

1
1790–1800; <French <Latin crispus curled, wrinkled

Words that may be confused with crepe

Other definitions for crêpe (2 of 2)

crêpe
[ kreyp; for 2 also krep or, French, krep ]

noun,plural crêpes [kreyps; for 2 also kreps or, French, krep]. /kreɪps; for 2 also krɛps or, French, krɛp/.

Origin of crêpe

2
From French; see origin at crepe

Words that may be confused with crêpe

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How to use crepe in a sentence

  • The only one who did justice to it was the countess-dowager—in a black gauze dress and white crêpe turban.

    Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry Wood
  • She must have had hundreds—white and black and gray, striped and dotted; silk, cashmere, canton-crêpe.

    The Open Question | Elizabeth Robins
  • I guess that grey crêpe, and the hat with the white feathers, will be about the best I can do for the honour of the flag.

    Flaming June | Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
  • She soon attired herself in the blue crêpe de chine over which she and Nance had labored so industriously the winter before.

  • For Justin's coming that night Bettina put on her white crêpe tea gown with the little lace mantle.

    Glory of Youth | Temple Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for crepe

crepe

crape

/ (kreɪp) /


noun
    • a light cotton, silk, or other fabric with a fine ridged or crinkled surface

    • (as modifier): a crepe dress

  1. a black armband originally made of this, worn as a sign of mourning

  1. a very thin pancake, often rolled or folded around a filling

verb
  1. (tr) to cover or drape with crepe

Origin of crepe

1
C19: from French crêpe, from Latin crispus curled, uneven, wrinkled

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