creasy
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of creasy
Example Sentences
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Treva Johnson, 78, grew up eating leather britches and creasy greens that she foraged with her grandmother.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2016
The sharp, clean lines of his face suddenly stood out again under the creasy flesh.
From Average Jones by Adams, Samuel Hopkins
In consequence of which his buttons became more importunate of public notice than before, with the exception of two or three about the region of the waistband, which modestly withdrew into a creasy retirement.
From Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles
At the same time she pushed the creasy yellow cover of cream to the farther side, with a watchful glance at Trenholme's saucer, evidently meaning that it was kept for him.
From What Necessity Knows by Dougall, Lily
It's got awful creasy laying folded so long.
From Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs by Warner, Anne
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