crepe

Meanings

Plural: crepes

Noun

• paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations
• small very thin pancake
• a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface
• A flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat.
• A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.
• Crepe paper; thin, crinkled tissue paper.
• Rubber in sheets, used especially for shoe soles.
• A death notice printed on white card with a background of black crepe paper or cloth, placed on the door of a residence or business.

Verb

• cover or drape with crape
• To cover in crepe.
• To crease (paper) in such a way to make it look like crepe paper
• To frizz (the hair).

Synonyms

crape, crepe paper, crepe rubber, French pancake

Related Words

crepe de Chine, crêpe de Chine, crêpe paper