Having folds, wrinkles, or sharp lines pressed into a fabric, paper, or surface.
Past tense of 'crease,' which comes from possibly Middle English or Scottish dialect origin, with unclear but possibly Germanic roots. The word became standard English by the 16th century, borrowed into textile and clothing terminology.
The word 'crease' is also a cricket term—the line where the batter stands—which shows how a simple fold became an official measurement in sports.
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