crease : Idioms & Phrases
Bowling crease
(Cricket) , a line extending three feet four inches on each side of the central strings at right angles to the line between the wickets.
Webster 1913
crease-resistant
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adjective of fabric that does not wrinkle easily
creaseproof; wrinkleproof; wrinkle-resistant.
WordNet
Popping crease
(Cricket) , , a line drawn in front of the wicket, four feet distant from it, parallel to the bowling crease and at least as long as the latter.
Webster 1913
Return crease
(Cricket) , a short line at each end of the bowling crease and at right angles to it, extending toward the bowler.
