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crepe

Syllabification: (crepe)

(also crêpe)

Definition of crepe

1 /krāp/ a light, thin fabric with a wrinkled surface: [as modifier]:a silk crepe blouse
(also crepe rubber) hard-wearing wrinkled rubber, used especially for the soles of shoes.

2 /krāp/ black silk or imitation silk, formerly used for mourning clothes.
a band of black silk or imitation silk, formerly worn around a person’s hat as a sign of mourning.

Derivatives

late 18th century: French, from Old French crespe 'curled, frizzed', from Latin crispus

Crepe is a French word, and can also be spelled crêpe, with an accent (called a circumflex) on the first e.

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