crepe paper
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of crepe paper
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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A vast roll of pleated crepe paper unfurled across the runway, unveiling not merely a prop, but actual pleated garments once snipped apart.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
Should the visiting Dukes score a touchdown, Fraase will throw a crepe paper streamer, per JMU tradition.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 16, 2021
A few weeks before the big day, each class would usually scope out a barn somewhere and begin tricking out a hay trailer with every piece of crepe paper available in southwestern Ohio.
From Fox News ● Apr. 22, 2019
They ran out in "no time" and so her mother fashioned new poppies out of red crepe paper bought from a nearby flower shop.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2018
The morning of the funeral, I melted paraffin on the stove and then carefully dipped each crepe paper flower.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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