crepe paper
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of crepe paper
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Spotters first toss crepe paper streamers down to gauge the wind — the most important variable in parachuting.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 9, 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
Using crepe paper, my mother, Constance Williams, and a handful of girls made flowers and dresses in preparation for Havre de Grace Colored High School’s May Day celebration in the late 1940s.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2022
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 Maycomb County High School gymnasium was tastefully decorated with balloons and white-and-red crepe paper streamers.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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