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Definition of Crepe de Chine
1. Noun. A very thin crepe of silk or silklike fabric.
Definition of Crepe de Chine
1. Noun. A fine, thin fabric, usually of silk, that is used to make dresses or blouses. ¹
2. Noun. A fine, thin fabric, usually of silk, that is used to make dresses or blouses. ¹
3. Noun. A fine, thin fabric, usually of silk, that is used to make dresses or blouses. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crepe De Chine
Literary usage of Crepe de Chine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Cotton Fabrics Glossary by Frank P. Bennett, & Co (1914)
"More often the all-cotton cloth is not called crepe de chine, but is simply ...
The name crepe de chine has, however, come to be more or less a term which ..."
2. The English Illustrated Magazine (1899)
"Crepe de chine is, by the way, a first favourite for smart spring dresses, ...
In cloth and crepe de chine the Riviera has already seen these soft tones of ..."
3. The Woman who Waits by Frances R. Donovan (1920)
""You bring my brown crepe de chine dress. I wear it home in the morning, and my
other shoes ... You get brown crepe de chine." I looked down at the swollen, ..."
4. Household Arts for Home and School by Anna Maria Cooley, Wilhelmina H. Spohr (1920)
"Crepe de chine. home. Dorothy Vincent had brought in some soft, crinkly looking
silks, white, black, and light blue pieces left from dresses made at Yes, ..."
5. Dictionary of Textiles by Louis Harmuth (1915)
"crepe de Chine—A very light and fine fabric, made with si'lk warp and silk or
hard spun worsted filling, the latter being alternately two picks of right and ..."
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