crepe.
A flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat.
Meaning & usage
A flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat.
A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.
Crepe paper; thin, crinkled tissue paper.
Rubber in sheets, used especially for shoe soles.
The policeman wore crepe-soled shoes.
A death notice printed on white card with a background of black crepe paper or cloth, placed on the door of a residence or business.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French crêpe, from Latin crispus. Doublet of crisp and crape.
To cover in crepe.
To crease (paper) in such a way to make it look like crepe paper
To frizz (the hair).
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French crêpe, from Latin crispus. Doublet of crisp and crape.
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