Definition of Crepey

1. Adjective. (context: of skin) Saggy and crinkly, like crepe paper. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Crepey

1. crinkly [adj CREPIER, CREPIEST] - See also: crinkly

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crepey

crepe de Chine
crepe de Chines
crepe fern
crepe flower
crepe gardenia
crepe jasmine
crepe marocain
crepe myrtle
crepe paper
crepe rubber
creped
crepelike
creperie
creperies
crepes
crepey (current term)
crepidoma
crepidomas
crepier
crepiest
creping
crepitant
crepitant rale
crepitate
crepitated
crepitates
crepitating
crepitation
crepitation rale
crepitations

Literary usage of Crepey

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1919)
"There were three groups of long distance guns, one being located near crepey, about 119 kilometers from the central point of Paris, ..."

2. Old Seaport Towns of the South by Mildred Cram (1917)
"A Pullman porter folds sheets just as a hotel waiter folds napkins—there are crepey irregularities and fan ..."

3. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson, F. L. S., William Robinson (1906)
"... Arthur crepey, Carrie Denny, Mdlle. Renée Cohn, October Yellow. In many well-kept gardens there are open spaces on the walls, and the question is often ..."

4. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1907)
"... Arthur crepey, Carrie Denny, Mdlle. Re"ne"e Cohn, October Yellow. In many well-kept gardens there are open spaces on the walls, and the question is ..."

5. The American Amateur Photographer (1904)
"When all the surplus has been poured back, work the plate about in order that the varnish will dry evenly, and crepey. Stand the plate on end until it is ..."

6. Cycling in France by Carole Saint-Laurent (2003)
"There's a good view as you enter crepey. Leave the village via the D104. The road rises a bit more, then goes into a splendid descent through forests to ..."

7. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1919)
"There were three groups of long distance guns, one being located near crepey, about 119 kilometers from the central point of Paris, ..."

8. Old Seaport Towns of the South by Mildred Cram (1917)
"A Pullman porter folds sheets just as a hotel waiter folds napkins—there are crepey irregularities and fan ..."

9. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson, F. L. S., William Robinson (1906)
"... Arthur crepey, Carrie Denny, Mdlle. Renée Cohn, October Yellow. In many well-kept gardens there are open spaces on the walls, and the question is often ..."

10. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1907)
"... Arthur crepey, Carrie Denny, Mdlle. Re"ne"e Cohn, October Yellow. In many well-kept gardens there are open spaces on the walls, and the question is ..."

11. The American Amateur Photographer (1904)
"When all the surplus has been poured back, work the plate about in order that the varnish will dry evenly, and crepey. Stand the plate on end until it is ..."

12. Cycling in France by Carole Saint-Laurent (2003)
"There's a good view as you enter crepey. Leave the village via the D104. The road rises a bit more, then goes into a splendid descent through forests to ..."

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