a thin material made of fine wool or silk, or both
crepon in American English
(ˈkreipɑn)
noun
a heavyweight crepe fabric
Word origin
[1885–90; ‹ F, equiv. to crêpecrepe + -on n. suffix]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: lineup, roller coaster, toner, twofer, upsweep