Hypertext Webster Gateway: "crepe"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Crepe \Cr[^e]pe\ (kr[^a]p; Eng. kr[=a]p), n. [F.]
Any of various crapelike fabrics, whether crinkled or not.

{Cr[^e]pe de Chine} (?) [F. de Chine of China], Canton crape
or an inferior gauzy fabric resembling it.

{C. lisse} (l[=e]s) [F. lisse smooth], smooth, or unwrinkled,
crape.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Crepe \Cr[^e]pe\ (kr?p), n.
Same as {Crape}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

crepe
n 1: paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for
decorations [syn: {crepe paper}]
2: small very thin pancake [syn: {crape}, {French pancake}]
3: a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface [syn: {crape}]
v : cover with crape [syn: {crape}]


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