crepe

noun

ˈkrāp 

variants or crêpe

1

: a light crinkled fabric woven of any of various fibers

2

: crape sense 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

crepey adjective

or crepy

ˈkrā-pē 

Examples of crepe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Full cakes, crepes and croffles made my mouth water. —Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2025

Quince comes in clutch again on this list with these versatile, soft, and super comfortable stretch crepe pants. —Claire Gallam, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025

For the performance, Abrams paid homage to Gap Inc.’s hometown of San Francisco, wearing a blush pink silk crepe gown inspired by the city. —Julia Teti, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2025

The good news is there’s a third option for cruise-minded travelers who crave Camembert, crepes, croissants and cobblestone streets without the congestion. —David Dickstein, Oc Register, 30 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

French crêpe — more at crape

First Known Use

1709, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing crepe

• crepe de chine
• crepe myrtle
• crepe paper

Rhymes for crepe

• ape
• cape
• crape
• drape
• gape
• grape
• pape
• rape
• scape
• scrape
• shape
• snape

Kids Definition

crepe

noun

variants or crêpe

ˈkrāp 

1

: a thin crinkled fabric (as of silk or wool)

2

: a small very thin pancake