crepiere

• crêpière

From French crêpière.

crepiere (plural crepieres)

1. An appliance used to make crepes.

   Synonym: crepier

   • 1991 March 13, “The Cellar at Simpsons”, in The Toronto Star, Toronto, Ont., →ISSN, →OCLC, page A4, column 5:

     T-Fal classic 24 cm frypan with long life non-stick coating. Our price 18.99 each. BONUS: Receive a 22 cm classic crepiere with purchase of above frypan.

   • 1993 June 8, “Board hears six appeals tonight”, in Daily Evening Item, volume 230, number 152, Lynn, Mass., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 12, column 6:

     A petition has also been filed by John Hart, 35 Atlantic Ave., for permission to install a small convection oven and crepiere in a coffee shop at that address.

   • 2016 June 22, Rhik Samadder, “Kitchen gadgets review: Breville traditional crepe maker – I am stuck with a pile of crepe, and I couldn’t be happier”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎^[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 June 2016:

     Turnonyourcreativity.com should be an artist’s resource, or a writer’s blog, not a page of toasted sandwiches. I had a look and the fourth recipe on it is “salmon and soft cheese bagel.” Using recipes isn’t even creative. It’s JUST FOLLOWING ORDERS, isn’t it? And WHERE DOES THAT LEAD? Sorry – no need for a crepiere review to get dark.

2. (rare) A female maker of crepes.

   Coordinate term: crepier

   • 1973, Decisions and Orders of the New York State Labor Relations Board, volume 36, Albany, N.Y.: New York State Labor Relations Board, →OCLC, page 54:

     Masson had been employed by the Employer as a crepiere for 7 years. She was granted permission, early in 1971, to take a 3 month vacation to visit her homeland, France.

   • 1975 April 9, “Help Wanted”, in The Reporter Dispatch, 59th year, number 34, White Plains, N.Y.: Gannett, →OCLC, page D 9, column 6:

     Le Crepe Rest needs Waitresses, Dishwashers, and Crepieres.

   • 1976 May 14, Robert Tolf, “Table Talk: Two Places to Get Your Fill-ing”, in Fort Lauderdale News, volume 65, number 156, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.: Gore Newspapers Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 46D:

     Against the back wall, there’s a brick-enclosed, copper hooded hideaway where a charming Breton, also clothed in the dress of her native Brittany, is doing the cooking. She’s the crepiere and on that round hot plate she’s making crepes. […] Fort Lauderdale’s Crepe de France was Florida’s first. Opened in April 1966 by a pair of charming, outgoing natives of Brittany, Yvette and Jean Desnoyer. She serves as crepiere and he as cashier.