Home › Words › C › crimplenecrimplenecrimplene means A kind of heavy, wrinkle-resistant fabric used for clothing.EtymologyFrom Crimple + -ene, a marketing coinage of the 1950s, after the Crimple Valley in which the company was situated.nounA kind of heavy, wrinkle-resistant fabric used for clothing.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.crepoline 68% match — A sheer fabric of silk or cotton, woven to have a slightly ribbed, crepe-like effect. vs crimplene →crinoline 66% match — A stiff fabric made from cotton and horsehair. vs crimplene →plisse 63% match — A fabric treated so as to be permanently puckered or crinkled. vs crimplene →crepon 62% match — A thin fabric made from silk or fine wool vs crimplene →wrinkleproof 62% match — Resistant to wrinkles. vs crimplene →cretonne 61% match — A strong, heavy fabric of cotton, linen or rayon, used to make curtains and upholstery. vs crimplene →crin 61% match — horsehair fabric vs crimplene →chirimen 60% match — Japanese raw silk crêpe, widely used to make kimono. vs crimplene →