crepe rubber
noun
a type of crude or sometimes synthetic rubber pressed into crinkled sheets, used especially in making shoe soles.
Also called
crepe.
Origin of crepe rubber
First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby crepe rubber
crepe,
crepe de chine,
crepe hair,
crepe marocain,
crepe paper,
crepe rubber,
crepehanger,
creperie,
crepey,
crepitant,
crepitant rale
British Dictionary definitions for crepe rubber
crepe rubber
noun
a type of crude natural rubber in the form of colourless or pale yellow crinkled sheets, prepared by pressing bleached coagulated latex through corrugated rollers: used for the soles of shoes and in making certain surgical and medical goods
Sometimes shortened to: crepe Compare smoked rubber
a similar synthetic rubber