crepe paper
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of crepe paper
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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It’s from Etsy and made of crepe paper.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 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
Howard was helping Miss Rhonda gather up all the crepe paper strips, so I plopped myself down next to Audrey.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
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