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