Crepe
[kreɪp] or [krep]
Definition
(noun.) a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.
(noun.) paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations.
Checker: Lorrie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Same as Crape.
Edited by Elena
Examples
- But it was made of rich peach-coloured crepe-de-chine, that hung heavily and softly from her young throat and her slender wrists. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The sisters both wore dresses of white crepe, and hats of soft grass. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Don't wear your scarlet CREPE-DE-CHINE for dinner, and don't smoke if you can help it, Lily dear! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
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