pe

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The upper part of the waist may be made of chiffon or crępe, which is beautifully--one might say benignly--translucent.

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  1. noun The 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. See Table at alphabet.

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  • Both were exposed afresh: four chamberlains once more kept guard over the bodies, as if they had only died the day before; and the two coffins are now placed by the side of each other, compelled to live in pe* ;ce under the empire of death. —  Ten Years' Exile
  • My sister-in-law's Volvo was crushed as flat as a crêpe, an impossibly configured humanoid on its roof wearing a white helmet and half-deployed parachute. —  EQMM, November 2006
  • Officials at the North Dakota Veterans Home in Lisbon say 38 residents from the skilled nursing unit are being taken to a Wahpeton (WAH'-pe-tuhn) nursing home on Saturday. —  Rocky Mount Telegram - Business
  • Oil is up big, but for all we know Obama's about to put in a windfall profits tax like the late Jimmy Carter, may he rest in pe -- forgot. —  Media Matters for America - Limbaugh Wire
  • The covering of crępe is always lined, preferably with sheet wadding to give the soft appearance desired. —  Make Your Own Hats
 

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  1. Hebrew , of Phoenician origin; see p in Semitic roots.
 

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