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crepe

12 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. crepe (noun)
  2. crepe-back (adjective)
  3. crepe de chine (noun)
  4. crepe hair (noun)
  5. crepe marocain (noun)
  6. crepe myrtle (noun)
  7. crepe paper (noun)
  8. crepe rubber (noun)
  9. canton crepe (noun)
  10. flat crepe (noun)
  11. pale crepe (noun)
  12. crêpe suzette (noun)

crepe

noun \ˈkrāp\

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\

Origin of CREPE

French crêpe — more at crape
First Known Use: 1750

Other Textiles Terms

batt, bias, brocade, duck, flock, lawn, toile

Rhymes with CREPE

ape, cape, chape, crape, drape, gape, grape, jape, nape, rape, scape, scrape, shape, tape

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