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creaseless

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crease  (krs)
n.
1. A line made by pressing, folding, or wrinkling.
2. Sports
a. A rectangular area marked off in front of the goal in hockey and lacrosse.
b. 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.

[Alteration of creaste, perhaps from Middle English creste, ridge; see crest.]

creaseless adj.
creaseproof adj.
creaser n.
creasy adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.creaselesscreaseless - used especially of fabrics; "uncreased trousers"
smooth - having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror"
Translations
creaseless [ˈkriːslɪs] crease-resistant [ˈkriːsrɪˌzɪstənt] ADJinarrugable


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From top, Clockwise: Urban Decay Piccadilly, Jane Eye Zing in Funky Valentine and It's a Boy, Cargo Savannah, Benefit Creaseless Creme in Vixen, Zitomer Shimmer Shadow in Harlem, Bare Escentuals I.
The little pot of creaseless eye shadow is $12 at Fred Segal in Santa Monica and department stores and the reason you'll like it is because it's very lightweight and creamy but stays put, unlike similar cream shadows.
 
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