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#1 2009-01-30 19:53:31

klakritz
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From: Winchester Massachusetts
Registered: 2005-10-25
Posts: 674

'crepe de sheen' for 'crepe de Chine'

Crepe de Chine is a woven silk fabric used for clothing. I don’t know know whether it’s particularly shiny, but if someone thought so, it would be natural to write it eggcorn style. 300+ ghits:

The dress is made from 100% polyester ‘crepe de sheen’ so it won’t crease … The spaghetti straps are in matching ‘crepe de sheen’.
www.tip2toe.com/stunning-black-cocktail … -3334.html

70s Home Sewn Womens black and gold disco era high rise shear pants in shear polyester gold glitter smattered crepe de sheen.
www.rustyzipper.com/shop.cfm/rz/type~Pa … _Pants.cfm


KW: How about Crepe de Sheen, it’s prettier. KH: All right then, this is Crepe de Sheen. But you will never get away with it, it clashes with your eyes.
freespace.virgin.net/a.del-manso/page13.html
A lovely crepe’ de sheen frock of deep rose with the ever-popular lace trim.
www.victoriancollection.com/marystories.html
It was a brown crepe de sheen with an apron like overskirt in a maroon print.
archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BAVARIAN-ANCESTORS/2001-12/1008824473

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