Crepey vs Crepe - What's the difference?
crepey | crepe |
(of skin) Saggy and crinkly, like crepe paper.
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* 2004 , Joseph A Mauriello, Techniques in Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery
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As an adjective crepey
is saggy and crinkly, like crepe paper.As a noun crêpe is
an alternative spelling of pancake lang=en.As a verb crepe is
to crease (paper) in such a way to make it look like crepe paper.crepey
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Mix a little moisturiser with foundation under the eyes and over the neck if the skin is crepey : this will thin out the foundation a little...
- The patient had a crepey appearance of skin prior to blepharoplasty.
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