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Creaseproof
see synonyms of creaseproofAdjective
1. crease-resistant, creaseproof, wrinkle-resistant, wrinkleproof
of fabric that does not wrinkle easily
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Creaseproof
see synonyms of creaseproofn.
1. A line made by pressing, folding, or wrinkling.
2. Sports
a. In hockey, an area marked in front of the goal in which an offensive player can score a goal only if the puck reaches the area before the player does.
b. In lacrosse, the circle marked around the goal into which offensive players cannot enter.
c. One of the lines in cricket marking off the positions of the bowler and batter or the space between two of these lines.
v. creased, creas·ing, creas·es
v.tr.
1. To make a pressed, folded, or wrinkled line in.
2. To graze or wound superficially with a bullet.
v.intr.
To become wrinkled.
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