Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A light soft thin fabric of silk, cotton, wool, or another fiber, with a crinkled surface.
- noun Crepe paper.
- noun Crepe rubber.
- noun A very thin pancake, often stuffed and rolled up.
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- noun A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.
- noun A very thin pancake.
- noun
crepe paper - noun Rubber in sheets used especially for shoe soles.
- noun Ireland A
death notice printed on white card with a background of black crepe paper orcloth , placed on a the door of aresidence orbusiness .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The crepe is unbelievably light and tasty and looks so pretty too.
Archive 2008-09-01 Anjali 2008
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Mushroom and Cheese crepe from the cart on 50th btw. 6+7th (which is run by the same people who operate the crepe cart on 53rd btw. 5+6th, in front of Moma).
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The crepe is unbelievably light and tasty and looks so pretty too.
Potato Mozzarella Chili Crêpe Anjali 2008
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Every crepe is made to order, right in front of you, by Madeleine herself.
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As the pizza-sized crepe is folded, a dollop of butter is added to each side that touches the griddle.
USATODAY.com - Marketers peddles wares at each Tour stop 2002
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For a change of pace, a jambon et fromage crepe is a good choice.
USATODAY.com - Marketers peddles wares at each Tour stop 2002
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The dry quality of that church steeple, the dried flowers, … and the sea anchor wrapped in black crepe from the seamen’s funerals … totally New England.
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You can eat it flat or roll it up like a crepe, which is how they eat it in Turkey.
Stephanie J. Stiavetti: Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in Five Minutes a Day Stephanie J. Stiavetti 2011
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#33 – The last time I checked, a crepe was a tasty pastry.
Regretsy – I Don’t 2010
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Any of you who had surgical experience in the last war will recall the crepe paper bandages which just wouldn't stay put under any circumstances.
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