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crepe

  [kreyp] noun, verb, creped, crep⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
2. a usually black band or piece of this material, worn as a token of mourning.
3. a thin, light, delicate pancake.
4. crepe paper.
5. crepe rubber.
–verb (used with object)
6. to cover, clothe, or drape with crepe.
Also, crape.

Origin:
1790–1800; < F < L crispus curled, wrinkled
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crêpe

  [kreyp; for 2 also krep or, Fr., krep]
–noun, plural crêpes  [kreyps; for 2 also kreps or, Fr., krep] .
1. crepe (defs. 1, 2).
2. crepe (def. 3).
Origin:
< F; see crepe

crepe paper

 
–noun
thin paper densely wrinkled to resemble crepe, used for decorating, wrapping, etc.
Also called crepe.

Origin:
1890–95

Related forms:
crepe-paper, adjective

crepe rubber

 
–noun
a type of crude or sometimes synthetic rubber pressed into crinkled sheets, used esp. in making shoe soles.
Also called crepe.

Origin:
1905–10
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crape   (krāp)   
n.  

  1. See crepe.

  2. A black band worn, as on the sleeve, as a sign of mourning. Also called crepe.

tr.v.   craped, crap·ing, crapes
To cover or drape with or as if with crape.

[Alteration of French crêpe; see crepe.]
crepe also crêpe   (krāp)   
n.  

  1. A light soft thin fabric of silk, cotton, wool, or another fiber, with a crinkled surface. Also called crape.

  2. See crape.

  3. Crepe paper.

  4. Crepe rubber.

  5. also (krěp) A very thin small pancake, often stuffed and rolled up.


[French crêpe, from Old French crespe, curly, from Latin crispus; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

crepe 
1797, from Fr. crêpe, from O.Fr. crespe, from L. crispa, fem. of crispus "curled." Meaning "small, thin pancake" is from 1877. Crepe paper is first attested 1895.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Encyclopedia

crepe

("crisped," "frizzled," or "wrinkled"), any of a family of fabrics of various constructions and weights but all possessing a crinkled or granular surface achieved through weaving variations, chemical treatment, or embossing. The fabric is usually woven with crepe yarn, a hard-twist yarn produced either with a higher number of twists per inch than ordinary yarn or with alternate "S" and "Z" twists. In the "S" twist the twist of the yarn resembles the centre part of the letter "S"; in the "Z" twist the resemblance is to the centre part of the letter "Z"; these are sometimes referred to as left-hand and right-hand twists. One variation is to leave out certain risers (interlacings of warp over filler threads) present in plain weave in order to increase the float of yarn from one to three (see also weaving).

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