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PREFERRED TERM
Crape  
DEFINITION
  • n. A type of crepe, gauze-like fabric, thin and transparent. The raw silk used is highly twisted and embossed to produce a crisped or minutely wrinkled surface.
BROADER CONCEPT
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BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION
  • Simpson, John; Weiner, Edmund (eds). The Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1989 [www.oed.com]
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Crêpe anglais (tissu)

French

Crespo inglese

Italian

Crespón inglés

Spanish

URI
http://data.silknow.org/vocabulary/161
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