creaser

Line-pressing tool

A creaser is a tool or device that makes creases—the fold lines in paper, leather, or fabric.

Bookbinders use creasers to score pages for folding.

In leatherwork, a creaser produces decorative lines near edges.

The word also names anyone or anything that creases: That machine is a reliable creaser for cardboard packaging.

leatherworking

skiver

Soft split leather

beveler · groover · awl · strop · punch · stamp · needle · thread · mallet · chisel

folding

pleat

Sewn fabric fold

  • foldBend onto itself
  • tuckFold into concealment
  • furrowNarrow trench in earth

groove · ridge · line · channel · indentation · corrugate · crumple · rumple · pucker · gather

blacksmithing

forge

Furnace for shaping metal

  • anvilMetal-shaping block
  • hammerTool for striking nails
  • tongsHinged grasping utensil

furnace · fuller · flatter · swage · mandrel · quenching · tempering · ironwork · vise · workbench

cricket

pitch

Frequency of sound

innings · stumps · umpire · pavilion

Categories
Opposites
tool function/material modification

creasercutter

One who severs

knife · blade · scissors · shears · slitter

surface effect

creasersmoother

More even, less coarse

flattener · burnisher · press · iron · roller

Phrases
Family

decrease, increased, increasing, crease, decreased, increases, decreasing, creased, decreases

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G