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n. A kind of heavy, wrinkle-resistant fabric used for clothing.
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Crimplene is a texturised continuous fibre produced by modifying Terylene. The patent was taken out by Mario Nava of Chesline and Crepes Ltd of Macclesfield and sold to ICI Fibres. ICI licensed product to various throwsters. The largest producer by far was William Tatton of Leek, the Golbourne factory was at one time capable of taking the entire output of ICI 's Wilton production of Terylene.
Highly profitable in the 1960's the market collapsed in the 1970's with ICI taking control of Tattons and Qualitex to form Intex Yarns. Production was dramatically reduced, ICI sold Intex at a later stage with it closing completely some time later.
Crimplene (11 January 1997 – 2005) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In a racing career which lasted from May 1999 until November 2000 she competed in seven different countries and won six of her sixteen races. In the summer of 2000 she produced her best form, winning the German 1000 Guineas, Irish 1000 Guineas, Coronation Stakes and Nassau Stakes. She was retired to stud at the end of the year and died in 2005 at the age of eight.
Usage examples of "crimplene".
The light blue Crimplene suit must have fitted him once, there appeared no other reason he would pay money for it, but that must have been long ago, and long before the subsidised beer at the Police Club.
Until the squadron got hold of him, he used to go everywhere in Crimplene safari jackets and trousers that stopped just short of his ankles.
Regiment, he would have been a yuppie or a spy--albeit in a Crimplene suit.