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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
KREPP, adj. Of clothes: tight, narrow, constricted (Ork. 1929 Marw.). [krɛp]
[Norw. dial. kreppa, to squeeze in, constrict, O.N. kreppa, to squeeze, press, krappr, strait, narrow.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Krepp adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 6 Sep 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/krepp>
