Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling or characteristic of a crepe (thin pancake).

Etymologies

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crepe +‎ -like

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Examples

  • Eli came to the divide and downshifted, pausing briefly in front of the enormous tree with its soaring branches and its crepelike bark, peeling like a bad case of sunburn.

    The Merlot Murders Ellen Crosby 2006

  • Eli came to the divide and downshifted, pausing briefly in front of the enormous tree with its soaring branches and its crepelike bark, peeling like a bad case of sunburn.

    The Merlot Murders Ellen Crosby 2006

  • Eli came to the divide and downshifted, pausing briefly in front of the enormous tree with its soaring branches and its crepelike bark, peeling like a bad case of sunburn.

    The Merlot Murders Ellen Crosby 2006

  • Eli came to the divide and downshifted, pausing briefly in front of the enormous tree with its soaring branches and its crepelike bark, peeling like a bad case of sunburn.

    The Merlot Murders Ellen Crosby 2006

  • Gauzy cottons, naturally wrinkled linens, and crepelike silk chiffons are amazing fabric choices for fun bohemian tops and loose skirts that can just be rolled up into a suitcase—and look just as chic when you whip them out and toss them on sans pressing.

    Before You Put That On Lloyd Boston 2005

  • Gauzy cottons, naturally wrinkled linens, and crepelike silk chiffons are amazing fabric choices for fun bohemian tops and loose skirts that can just be rolled up into a suitcase—and look just as chic when you whip them out and toss them on sans pressing.

    Before You Put That On Lloyd Boston 2005

  • Gauzy cottons, naturally wrinkled linens, and crepelike silk chiffons are amazing fabric choices for fun bohemian tops and loose skirts that can just be rolled up into a suitcase—and look just as chic when you whip them out and toss them on sans pressing.

    Before You Put That On Lloyd Boston 2005

  • The good life has come to Goi born Goi Seng Hui through a business that seems more hawker-stand than haute cuisine: producing crepelike wraps that are used for spring rolls or popiahs, as they are called in Goi's native Hokkien dialect.

    Forbes.com: News Neerja Pawha Jetley 2011

  • Sweet ricotta cream bursts from these folded, crepelike pancakes paired with tart apple sauce.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Tacos de sabinas are house-made white tortillas with a soft, crepelike consistency-they seem to melt around strips of seasoned steak.

    Chicago Reader 2010

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