crepon

[krey-pon]

noun

1. a heavyweight crepe fabric.

Word History and Origins

Origin of crepon¹

1885–90; < French, equivalent to crêpe crepe + -on noun suffix

Example Sentences

Sylvain Crepon, a National Rally specialist, said Zemmour doesn’t pose a serious threat.

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But she may also have to blame herself — overconfident, running a lackluster campaign and heeding bad advice, said Sylvain Crepon, a leading expert on the far-right.

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“If the National Front has three or four lawmakers, it should consider itself lucky,” said Crepon.

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“The National Front can be marginalized, but Marine Le Pen will not be marginalized,” Crepon said, adding that there is no one to replace her, for now.

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“The reasons for its emergence and development have not disappeared,” Crepon said of the populist wave, fueled by Brexit and nationalist inroads elsewhere in Europe.

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