crepe
IPA: krˈeɪp
noun
- 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.
- (Ireland) 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
- (transitive) To crease (paper) in such a way to make it look like crepe paper
- (transitive) To frizz (the hair).
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Examples of "crepe" in Sentences
- #33 – The last time I checked, a crepe was a tasty pastry.
- For a change of pace, a jambon et fromage crepe is a good choice.
- The crepe is unbelievably light and tasty and looks so pretty too.
- Every crepe is made to order, right in front of you, by Madeleine herself.
- You can eat it flat or roll it up like a crepe, which is how they eat it in Turkey.
- As the pizza-sized crepe is folded, a dollop of butter is added to each side that touches the griddle.
- Any of you who had surgical experience in the last war will recall the crepe paper bandages which just wouldn't stay put under any circumstances.
- The dry quality of that church steeple, the dried flowers, … and the sea anchor wrapped in black crepe from the seamen’s funerals … totally New England.
- Mushroom and Cheese crepe from the cart on 50th btw. 6+7th (which is run by the same people who operate the crepe cart on 53rd btw. 5+6th, in front of Moma).
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