crepe

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a light, thin fabric with a finely wrinkled or crinkled surface

   A strip of black crepe around his hat signaled that he was in mourning.

2. 2
   noun

   a very thin pancake, often served rolled or folded with a sweet or savory filling

   She folded the warm crepe around sliced strawberries and cream.

3. 3
   noun

   thin, crinkled tissue paper used for decorations and crafts

   They twisted green crepe paper into stems for the paper flowers.

4. 4
   noun

   a strong rubber with a rough surface, especially used for shoe soles

   The crepe on the soles gave the boots a soft, springy tread.

Borrowed from French crêpe, earlier crespe, from Latin crispus ("curled, wrinkled"). The fabric was named for its crinkled surface; the pancake sense was borrowed through the same French word. Crepe is a doublet of crisp and crape.

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