A line or ridge made by folding, pressing, or crushing something. In sports, particularly cricket, it refers to marked lines on the playing field.
From Middle English crese, possibly from Old French creistre meaning 'to grow' or from creste meaning 'ridge.' The meaning evolved from describing natural ridges to artificially created folds and lines.
The cricket crease is one of the most precisely regulated spaces in sports - the popping crease must be exactly 4 feet in front of the stumps! Fashion designers actually study crease patterns in origami to create innovative pleating techniques in haute couture.
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