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crepe
noun \ˈkrāp\
: a very thin pancake
: a thin often silk or cotton cloth that has many very small wrinkles all over its surface
: a thin, hard type of rubber that has a bumpy surface and that is used especially for the bottoms of shoes
Full Definition of CREPE
1
: a light crinkled fabric woven of any of various fibers
2
: crape 2
3
: crude rubber in the form of nearly white to brown crinkled sheets used especially for shoe soles <crepe-soled shoes>
4
: a small very thin pancake
— crepe adjective
— crep·ey or crepy \ˈkrā-pē\ adjective
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Variants of CREPE
crepe or crêpe \ˈkrāp\
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Origin of CREPE
French crêpe — more at crape
First Known Use: 1750
CREPEY Defined for Kids
crepe
noun \ˈkrāp\
Definition of CREPE for Kids
1
: a thin crinkled fabric (as of silk or wool)
2
: a very thin pancake
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