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Crimplene

Crimplene |ˈkrɪmpliːn | noun [ mass noun ] trademark a synthetic crease-resistant fibre and fabric. ORIGIN 1950s: perhaps from the name of the Crimple valley in Yorkshire, site of the ICI laboratory where the fabric was developed, + -ene .

 

Oxford Dictionary

Crimplene

Crimplene |ˈkrɪmpliːn | noun [ mass noun ] trademark a synthetic crease-resistant fibre and fabric. ORIGIN 1950s: perhaps from the name of the Crimple valley in Yorkshire, site of the ICI laboratory where the fabric was developed, + -ene .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

crimplene

crim plene /krɪ́mplìːn /名詞 U 商標 クリンプリーン 〘しわが寄らない合成繊維 〙.