crépon

Traductions

• anglais

  Auteur : Office québécois de la langue française, 1974

  Définition

  A crêpe fabric, more rugged than the average crêpe, with a fluted or crinkled effect in the warp direction.

  Notes :

  It may be made: - with crêpe-twist weft yarn, all with one direction of twist, - with weft yarns of different amounts ofcrêpe twist in the same or different directions, or - by chemical means.
  
  Originally wool crepe. Has a heavy texture with waves running lengthwise. Mostly used for prints.

  Terme :

  1. crepon