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Crimplene

noun [U]
 
/ˈkrɪm.pliːn/ UK trademark

Definition

an artificial cloth, used for clothes, that does not easily crease (= develop unwanted folds and lines)Textiles made from man-made fibres
(Definition of Crimplene noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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