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crêpeline|ˈkreɪpəliːn| Also crêpoline. [Fr., dim. of crêpe crêpe.] A light thin material of silk, or silk and wool, used for women's dresses.
1873Young Englishwoman Apr. 202/2 Crêpeline, a material only to be found at the Halle des Indes [in Paris]. 1882Caulfeild & Saward Dict. Needlework 93/2 Crêpeline, Crêpon, or Crape Cloth, a dress material, having a silken surface, much resembling crape, but considerably thicker. 1898Daily News 10 Dec. 6/3 Another novelty is crêpoline cloth,..as soft as cashmere. 1909Westm. Gaz. 9 Oct. 15/1 Crêpolines, silk combined with wool. |