GR translation: manly crepe of an overseas cap

Bekah bekah0176 at sbcglobal.net
Thu Oct 27 14:53:28 CDT 2011


Crepe means really thin paper or fabric - 

Here's a white crepe paper overseas cap (read the Details section): 

http://www.webstaurantstore.com/white-paper-overseas-cap-100-box/561RPOS1W.html

Bekah


On Oct 27, 2011, at 12:35 PM, Mike Jing wrote:

> P152.29-30  ..., the manly crepe of an overseas cap knifing forward
> into the darkened cinema, ...
> 
> Does the "crepe" refer to the fabric the overseas cap was made of or
> is it something else entirely?




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