crease
n.
1660s, altered from creaste "a ridge," perhaps a variant of crest, n., via meaning "a fold in a length of cloth" (mid-15c.) which produced a crest. In sports, first in cricket (1779), where it was originally cut into the ground. As a verb, from 1580s. Related: Creased; creasing.
☞ cre, cresc, cret, crease
☞ cresc, cret, crease, cru
☞ cresc, cret, crease, cru