Creased

Creased
Crease Crease, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Creased} (kr?st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Creasing}.] To make a crease or mark in, as by folding or doubling. [1913 Webster]

Creased, like dog's ears in a folio. --Gray. [1913 Webster]


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  • creased — adjective cloth or paper that is creased has a line or lines on it because it has been folded or crushed: She wanted to wear her black dress but it was too creased …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • creased — un·creased; in·creased·ly; …   English syllables

  • creased — UK [kriːst] / US [krɪst] adjective creased cloth or paper is marked with a crease beautifully creased trousers …   English dictionary

  • creased — mod. exhausted. □ What a day. I am totally creased. □ Here is one creased football player. Let him hit the rack …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • creased — adjective Having a crease or creases. Youre not going out wearing that creased shirt, are you? …   Wiktionary

  • creased — [kriːst] adj creased cloth or paper is marked with a crease …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • creased —  Consider Laker gets further thirty days credit (Times headline); Mr. Taranto, who had nineteen years service with the company.. . (New York Times). The words should appear as days’ and years’. Alternatively, we could insert an of after the time… …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • creased — st adj. wrinkled, having creases; pleated kriːs n. fold, ridge (in fabric, paper, etc.); wrinkle; (Hockey) rectangular area in front of the goal in ice hockey; (Lacrosse) semicircular area that encircles a lacrosse goal v. fold, make a ridge (in …   English contemporary dictionary

  • CREASED — …   Useful english dictionary

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