creasing
present participle of crease
creasing (plural creasings)
The act by which something creases.
(architecture) A layer of tiles forming a corona for a wall.
• Grecians, recasing, searcing
Source: Wiktionary
Creas"ing (krs"ng), n. (Arch.)
Definition: A layer of tiles forming a corona for a wall.
Crease (krs), n.
Definition: See Creese. Tennison.
Crease, n. Etym: [Cf. LG. krus, G. krause, crispness, krausen, kr, to crisp, curl, lay on folds; or perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Armor.kriz a wrinkle, crease, kriza to wrinkle, fold, W. crych a wrinkle, crychu to rumple, ripple, crease.]
1. A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, howewer produced.
2. (Cricket)
Definition: One of the lines serving to define the limits of the bowler and the striker. 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.
– Return crease (Cricket), a short line at each end of the bowling crease and at right angles to it, extending toward the bowler.
– 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. J. H. Walsh (Encyc. of Rural Sports).
Crease, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Creased (krst); p. pr. & vb. n. Creasing.]
Definition: To make a crease or mark in, as by folding or doubling. Creased, like dog's ears in a folio. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 March 2025
(adjective) moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil); “hydraulic erosion”; “hydraulic brakes”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
