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Canton crepe definition

Can·ton crepe (kant′'n, kan′tän′)

a soft, crinkled silk or rayon fabric, like crepe de Chine but heavier

Etymology: after Canton, China

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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