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
Sue McFarlane was among those interviewed by Nationwide in 1977, after she made a house decoration for 40p from a table top, crepe paper, cardboard and silver foil.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2022
“I think one of our next-door neighbors put black crepe paper on our front door.”
From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 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
The hallways were decorated for Halloween with orange-and-black crepe paper strung in sagging zigzags across the ceiling.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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