Main Entry: crepe

Variant(s): or crêpe \ˈkrāp\

Function: noun

Etymology: French crêpe — more at crape

Date: 1750

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