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CREPE [3 records]

Record 1 2016-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prepared Dishes (Cooking)
  • Restaurant Menus
CONT

French pancakes or crepes are popular all over France. They can be filled with fruit, jams, honey and sugar using the sweet batter recipe, or they can be filled with cheese or meats using the savoury batter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plats cuisinés
  • Menus (Restauration)
DEF

Mince galette de pâte sucrée ou salée, souple et légère, cuite à la poêle, sur une plaque de fonte ou dans une crêpière.

CONT

En cuisine classique, les crêpes se servent en hors-d'œuvre chaud, fourrées d'un appareil assez serré à base de béchamel ou de velouté, additionné d'éléments très divers.

PHR

Crêpe bretonne, de froment, de sarrasin, dentelle, flambée, Suzette.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Platos preparados (Cocina)
  • Menú (Restaurantes)
DEF

Tortilla muy delgada y redonda que se elabora con harina, huevos, leche, mantequilla y azúcar, puede estar rellena con frutas, mermelada, queso, jamón u otros ingredientes dulces o salados.

CONT

Las crepas, crepes o simplemente creps, son conocidas en practicamente todo el mundo pues, al igual que la pizza y la torta, resulta ser un alimento muy versátil para satisfacer gustos de todo tipo, pues pueden estar rellenas de todo tipo de guisos.

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Record 2 2004-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
DEF

A fabric characterized by a crinkled or puckered surface.

OBS

The effect [of crepe] may be produced in a variety of ways, e.g., by the use of S and Z hard-twisted yarns, by the use of a crêpe weave, or chemical or thermal treatment to produce differential shrinkage.

CONT

Crepes ... They all have a pebbled, rough feel and appearance. Yarns have a high twist in the filling or the warp or both. Most crepes launder well with care.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus
DEF

Crêpe : Toutes les étoffes présentant une surface spéciale et non lisse, grenue, à grains non lisses et parfois élastiques.

OBS

À l'origine, fabriqué en soie, on emploie de nos jours toutes les sortes de fibres, naturelles ou chimiques.

CONT

[...] La demande porte sur la suppression permanente des droits de douane sur les importations de tissus crêpes, à savoir la faille, le crêpe Georgette et le crêpe de Chine [...] destinés à être utilisés dans la confection de vêtements.

OBS

Parmi les crêpes tissés, les plus connus sont : crêpe chiffon, crêpe de Chine, crêpe Georgette, crêpe de laine, crêpe marocain.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nomenclatura de los tejidos
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Record 3 1994-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Knitting Techniques - Various
DEF

A two-needle bar fabric that has more courses on one fabric side than on the other giving a raised effect across the fabric.

OBS

One full set of warp threads is divided into two half sets which are threaded 2-in, 2-out into two guide bars.

OBS

antonyms: weft-knitted crêpe, interlock bourrelet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Techniques de tricot diverses

Spanish

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