crepe rubber
a type of crude or sometimes synthetic rubber pressed into crinkled sheets, used especially in making shoe soles.
Origin of crepe rubber
1- Also called crepe.
Words Nearby crepe rubber
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How to use crepe rubber in a sentence
The only other defect of crepe rubber which has any bearing on its use in manufacture is mould.
The Preparation of Plantation Rubber | Sidney MorganIt is transferred to the crepe rubber in the manner indicated above.
The Preparation of Plantation Rubber | Sidney MorganThis darkening of crepe rubber may be attributed to a slow process of oxidation, which continues until the rubber is dry.
The Preparation of Plantation Rubber | Sidney MorganIn the preparation of crepe rubber heavy machinery is necessary, and ample engine-power must be available.
The Preparation of Plantation Rubber | Sidney MorganIt should only be necessary to point out that essentially block rubber is merely pressed crepe rubber.
The Preparation of Plantation Rubber | Sidney Morgan
British Dictionary definitions for crepe rubber
a type of crude natural rubber in the form of colourless or pale yellow crinkled sheets, prepared by pressing bleached coagulated latex through corrugated rollers: used for the soles of shoes and in making certain surgical and medical goods: Sometimes shortened to: crepe Compare smoked rubber
a similar synthetic rubber
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