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crepe de chine

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crepe de Chine

[kreyp duh sheen]
–noun
a light, soft, silk or synthetic fabric with minute irregularities of surface.

Origin:
1885–90; < F: lit., crepe from China
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crêpe de Chine   (krāp' də shēn')   
n.   pl. crêpes de Chine (krāp') also crêpe de Chines (shēn')
A silk crepe used for dresses and blouses.

[French : crêpe, crepe + de, of + Chine, China.]
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