noun, verb, creped, crep⋅ing.| 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. |
| 6. | to cover, clothe, or drape with crepe. |
crape (krāp) n.
To cover or drape with or as if with crape. [Alteration of French crêpe; see crepe.] |
crepe also crêpe (krāp) n.
[French crêpe, from Old French crespe, curly, from Latin crispus; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots.] |