n.
Variant: or crêpe
Pronunciation: ' kr ā p
Function: noun
Etymology: French crêpe ― more at CRAPE
Date: 1750
1 : a light crinkled fabric woven of any of various fibers
2 : CRAPE 2
3 : crude rubber in the form of nearly white to brown crinkled sheets used especially for shoe soles < crepe- soled shoes>
4 : a small very thin pancake
– crepe adjective
– crep · ey or crepy \ ' kr ā -p ē \ adjective