Variant: or crêpe de chine
Pronunciation: ˌ kr ā p-d ə - ' sh ē n
Function: noun
Usage: often cap 2d C
Etymology: French crêpe de Chine, literally, China crepe
Date: 1869
: a soft fine or sheer clothing crepe especially of silk
Variant: or crêpe de chine
Pronunciation: ˌ kr ā p-d ə - ' sh ē n
Function: noun
Usage: often cap 2d C
Etymology: French crêpe de Chine, literally, China crepe
Date: 1869
: a soft fine or sheer clothing crepe especially of silk
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012