crease

1. is a type of: angular shape, angularity - a shape having one or more sharp angles
   subtypes:

   • plait, pleat - any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
   • kink, twirl, twist - a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
   • pucker, ruck - an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
   same as: bend, crimp, flexure, fold, plication
2. is a type of: depression, impression, imprint - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
   subtypes:

   • crow's feet, crow's foot, laugh line - a wrinkle in the skin at the outer corner of your eyes
   • dermatoglyphic - the lines that form patterns on the skin (especially on the fingertips and the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet)
   • frown line - a facial wrinkle associated with frowning
   • life line, lifeline, line of life - a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live
   • heart line, line of heart, love line, mensal line - a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your emotional nature
   • line of destiny, line of fate, line of saturn - a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates how successful you will be
   is a part of: cutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
   same as: crinkle, furrow, line, seam, wrinkle
3. is a type of: dagger, sticker - a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
   same as: creese, kris

1. domain usage: archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression
   is a type of: fold, fold up, turn up - bend or lay so that one part covers the other
   subtypes:

   • cockle, crumple, knit, pucker, rumple - to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
   • pucker, ruck, ruck up - become wrinkled or drawn together
   same as: crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle
2. is a type of: fold, fold up, turn up - bend or lay so that one part covers the other
   same as: furrow, wrinkle
3. is a type of: brush - touch lightly and briefly
   subtypes: shave - touch the surface of lightly
   same as: graze, rake
4. is a type of: fold, fold up - become folded or folded up
   same as: crinkle, crumple, rumple, wrinkle

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