Crepe - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Crepe :  (noun)
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] (verb)

1: cover or drape with crape; "crape the mirror" [syn: crape]

Based on WordNet 2.0

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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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