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Crepe
Definition 2024
crepe
crepe
English
Alternative forms
Noun
crepe (plural crepes)
- A flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat.
- A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.
- Crepe paper; thin, crinkled tissue paper.
- Rubber in sheets, used especially for shoe soles.
- The policeman wore crepe-soled shoes.
- (Ireland) A death notice printed on white card with a background of black crepe paper or cloth, placed on the door of a residence or business.
Synonyms
- (fabric): crape
- (thin pancake): French pancake
- (rubber): crepe rubber
Translations
very thin pancake
crinkled fabric
crepe paper — see crêpe paper
type of rubber used for shoe soles — see crepe rubber
death notice
Verb
crepe (third-person singular simple present crepes, present participle creping, simple past and past participle creped)
- To crease (paper) in such a way to make it look like crepe paper
Translations
to make paper look like crepe paper
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