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noun
A kind of heavy, wrinkle-resistant fabric used for clothing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Alternative form of Crimplene.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
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History
From Crimple + -ene, a marketing coinage of the 1950s, after the Crimple Valley in which the company was situated.
Across languages
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