crepe

Thin, flexible pancake

Crepe is a thin, light fabric with a crinkled texture, or a thin French pancake.

The fabric appears in formal wear: a crepe blouse, black crepe for mourning.

The pancakes are delicate and often filled or topped: strawberry crepes, crepes suzette.

Crepe paper has similar wrinkled texture, used for decorations.

Also spelled crêpe.

food

batter

Uncooked cake mixture

strawberry · suzette · savory · sweet · galette · buckwheat · fold · flambé · spatula · spread

fabric

silk

Fine woven insect fiber

drape · blouse · dress · mourning · wrinkled · pebbled · lightweight · flowing · garment · formal

texture

thin

Small in diameter

crinkled · puckered · gossamer · fine · sheer · gauzy · airy · translucent · wispy · lightweight

rubber

sole

Foot's bottom surface

desert boot · grip · flexible · cushion · natural · plantation · latex · bouncy · traction · footwear

color

beige

Pale sandy brown

  • ivoryTusk-derived material
  • creamRich milk fat
  • ecruPale grayish-yellow brown

tan · sand · buff · oatmeal · khaki · fawn · neutral · pale · warm · muted

paper

streamer

Narrow decorative ribbon

flower · tissue · colorful · fold · wrap · piñata · garland · ruffled · stretch · festive

Categories
Opposites
pancake texture/thickness

crepeAmerican pancake

Thick battered griddle cake

buttermilk pancake · flapjack · hotcake · waffle · soufflé

fabric texture/weight

crepesatin

Glossy-surfaced woven cloth

charmeuse · silk · velvet · sateen · fleece

Phrases
Family

crepes, crepey

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G