crêpe de Chine

See also: crepe de Chine and crêpe de chine

English

Alternative forms

• crepe de Chine
• crepe de chine
• crêpe de chine

Etymology

Borrowed from French crêpe de Chine.

Noun

crêpe de Chine (countable and uncountable, plural crêpes de Chine)

1. A fine, thin fabric, usually of silk, that is used to make dresses or blouses.

Translations

fabric

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 中國縐綢／中国绉绸 (Zhōngguó zhòuchóu)

• Czech: krepdešín (cs) m
• French: crêpe de Chine (fr) m
• Italian: crespo di Cina m
• Japanese: クレープデシン (kurēpu de shin)
• Kazakh: крепдешин (krepdeşin)
• Russian: крепдеши́н (ru) m (krepdešín)
• Spanish: crepé de la China m, crespón la China m, crêpe de la China m