Creped

/krɛpt/ adjective

Definition

Having a wrinkled or crimped surface texture resembling crepe fabric.

Etymology

From crepe (from French crêpe, ultimately from Latin crispus meaning 'curled'), plus -ed to form an adjective indicating something has crepe-like qualities.

Kelly Says

Creped paper and creped skin both show how the same word describes very different scales of wrinkles—from deliberate textile design to the biological effects of aging!

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