GR translation: manly crepe of an overseas cap

Mike Jing gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com
Thu Oct 27 22:29:15 CDT 2011


Yes, but is that what it meant in this sentence?  Are overseas caps
really made of this kind of fabric?  And is this fabric "manly"?

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 3:53 PM, Bekah <bekah0176 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 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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