crepe paper

American

noun

thin paper densely wrinkled to resemble crepe, used for decorating, wrapping, etc.

crepe paper British

noun

thin crinkled coloured paper, resembling crepe and used for decorations

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Other Word Forms

crepe-paper

adjective

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

“I think one of our next-door neighbors put black crepe paper on our front door.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2021

Families put crepe paper on doorways to signal a death inside — and crepe was everywhere.

From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2020

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

Then we played some game where we had to wrap ourselves in strips of crepe paper like Joseph’s coat of many colors and race around an obstacle course.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

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