crepe rubber
n
1 a type of crude natural rubber in the form of colourless or pale yellow crinkled sheets, prepared by pressing bleached coagulated latex through corrugated rollers: used for the soles of shoes and in making certain surgical and medical goods, (Sometimes shortened to)
crepe Compare →
smoked rubber
2 a similar synthetic rubber
Canton crepe
n a fine crinkled silk or rayon crepe fabric, slightly heavier than crepe de Chine
(C19: named after Canton, China, where it was originally made)
crepe , crape
n
a a light cotton, silk, or other fabric with a fine ridged or crinkled surface
b (as modifier)
a crepe dress
2 a black armband originally made of this, worn as a sign of mourning
3 a very thin pancake, often rolled or folded around a filling
4 short for →
crepe paper →
crepe rubber
vb
5 tr to cover or drape with crepe
(C19: from French crêpe, from Latin crispus curled, uneven, wrinkled)
crepe de Chine
n
a a very thin crepe of silk or a similar light fabric
b (as modifier)
a crepe-de-Chine blouse
(C19: from French: Chinese crepe)
crepe hair
n artificial hair, usually plaited and made of wool or vegetable fibre, used in theatrical make-up
crepe paper
n thin crinkled coloured paper, resembling crepe and used for decorations
crêpe suzette
n pl , crêpes suzettes sometimes pl an orange-flavoured pancake flambéed in a liqueur or brandy