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Crimplene

/ ˈkrɪmpliːn /

noun

  1. a synthetic material similar to Terylene, characterized by its crease-resistance

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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We want crimplene, glamour, wit, and irony.

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She lay in it in her yellow Crimplene bell-bottoms with her hair in a ribbon and her Made-in-England go-go bag that she loved.

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Oh, what a wondrous thing that was - I can still feel the excitement, plunging my hands into musty piles of crimplene and nylon, in search of the elusive velvet or satin dress, cut on the bias for a woman out of a Scott Fitzgerald novel.

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He bought flares too, and a lime green Crimplene safari suit.

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