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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024crepe /kreɪp; for 3. also krɛp/USA pronunciation n., pl. crepes /kreɪps; for 3. also krɛps or krɛp/.USA pronunciation n. - Textiles[uncountable] a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely wrinkled or bumpy surface.
- Food[countable] a thin, light, delicate pancake.
- [uncountable] Also called crepe paper. paper with a wrinkled or bumpy surface:The high school kids decorated the gym with crepe paper for the dance.
- [uncountable] Also called ˈcrepe ˈrub•ber. pressed, crinkled rubber, often used to make the soles of shoes.
Also, crêpe (for defs. 1-3. ). WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024crepe (krāp),USA pronunciation n., v., creped, crep•ing. n. - Textilesa lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Clothinga usually black band or piece of this material, worn as a token of mourning.
- Fooda thin, light, delicate pancake.
- See crepe paper.
- See crepe rubber.
v.t. - to cover, clothe, or drape with crepe.
Also, crape. - Latin crispus curled, wrinkled
- French
- 1790–1800
(krāps; for 2 also kreps or, Fr., krep).USA pronunciation - Clothing, Textilescrepe (defs. 1, 2).
- crepe (def. 3).
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: crepe, crape /kreɪp/ n - a light cotton, silk, or other fabric with a fine ridged or crinkled surface
- (as modifier): a crepe dress
- a black armband originally made of this, worn as a sign of mourning
- a very thin pancake, often rolled or folded around a filling
- short for crepe paper, crepe rubber
Etymology: 19th Century: from French crêpe, from Latin crispus curled, uneven, wrinkled |