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

The store will create 350 jobs for the local community and offer unique products including Taiwanese-style rice rolls and Chinese crepes, the company said. —Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025

Serve cherries with waffles, crepes, or French toast. —Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 2 June 2025

Vendors include Fred’s Bread LLC, Garlic Underground, Gast Farms, Geneva Lakes Produce, gotta b crepes, Great Harvest Bread Co., Hearts & Flour Bakery, Katich Breads, Peasant Revolt Farm, and many more. —Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2025

For the bump reveal, Ashton wore an Emilia Wickstead sky-blue silk crepe gown. —Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 7 June 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