crepes

Noun

crepe (countable and uncountable, plural crepes)

1. A flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat.
   • While the mixture is very similar to crepe batter, when you confine it to deep, narrow, muffinlike molds, the surface of the batter sets and the air is trapped, so that the pastry has nowhere to go but up and out, creating a gravity-defying bubble.2009 March 15, Amanda Hesser, “1966: Maida Heatter’s Popovers”, in The New York Times
2. A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.

   Synonyms:

   crape

3. Crepe paper; thin, crinkled tissue paper.

   Synonyms:

   French pancake

4. Rubber in sheets, used especially for shoe soles.
   • The policeman wore crepe-soled shoes.

   Synonyms:

   crepe rubber

5. (Ireland) A death notice printed on white card with a background of black crepe paper or cloth, placed on the door of a residence or business.

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