Lexicographical Neighbors of Crepons
Literary usage of Crepons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Perfumery by Campbell Morfit (1853)
"OF MISCELLANEOUS crepons.—To what has already been said at the commencement of
the chapter, it is now only necessary to add that the ..."
2. The Laws of Health in Relation to the Human Form by Daniel Garrison Brinton, George Henry Napheys (1870)
"The crepons are pieces of silk or cotton gauze, twisted into the shape of a plug,
and imbued with the coloring matter ..."
3. Personal Beauty: How to Cultivate and Preserve it in Accordance with the by Daniel Garrison Brinton, George Henry Napheys (1870)
"When rouge is sold by itself, it comes in shallow pots or saucers, rose en tasse,
in pomade, en crepons, or en feuilles. The crepons are pieces of ..."
4. Health, Beauty and the Toilet: Letters to Ladies from a Lady Doctor by Anna Bonus Kingsford (1886)
""Rouge crepons," consisting of white woollen crape or fine cotton wool which ...
The crepons are rubbed on the cheeks until the desired tint is obtained. ..."
5. Treasury Decisions Under Tariff and Internal Revenue Laws, Etc by Dept. of the Treasury, United States Dept. of the Treasury, United States (1899)
"15, 42" crepons black, entered at 19;|d. per yard. Trade discount 21 per cent
and cash discount li per cent. Advanced by disallowance of li per cent cash ..."
6. Sessional Papers by British Columbia Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly (1901)
"Special reference may be made of Garnier's exhibit of the all-silk crepons produced
by their patented process, which consists in the local application of ..."
7. Textiles: A Handbook for the Student and the Consumer by Mary Schenck Woolman, Ellen Beers Mcgowan (1920)
"Wool crepons are sometimes made with the backing threads of cotton. By mercerizing
the material after weaving it, the floats of wool are drawn together by ..."
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