crepe English · revision 1149

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /kɹeɪp/, /kɹɛp/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fr|crêpe]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) from Old French ''crespe'' “curly; a frill”,^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) [[der|la|crispus|t=curled, wrinkled]].^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(RHWU) It is a doublet of [[crape]] and related to [[crisp]].^(Barnhart 1995)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A crape-like fabric, especially one that is white or coloured rather than black for mourning (1797; 1750 in Merriam-Webster).^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The sense of a small, thin pancake, from French ''galette crêpe'', is recorded from 1877,^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) though similar recipes called ''crispes'' appear in English cookery books from the late 14th century.^(Etymonline) ''Crêpe rubber'' in crinkled sheets dates from 1907,^(OED 1989) ''crepe paper'' from 1895,^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) and ''crêpe suzette'' from about 1910.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1797 – the fabric.^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1877 – a thin pancake.^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1895 – ''crepe paper''.^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)

+ * 1907 – ''crêpe rubber''.^(OED 1989)

+ * about 1910 – ''crêpe suzette''.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A light, thin [[fabric]] of silk, cotton, wool or other fibre with a crinkled surface.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A very thin, small [[pancake]], often filled and rolled or folded.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A band of [[crape]] worn in mourning.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)

+ # [[crepe paper|alt=Crepe paper]], a thin crinkled tissue paper.^(AHD)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # Crude [[rubber]] in crinkled sheets, used for shoe soles.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ===Verb===

+ # To cover or drape with crepe.^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[crepehanger]]

+ * [[crepon]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[crepe de Chine]]

+ * [[crape]]

+ * [[crisp]]

+ * [[crumpet]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}