"creamline" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: creamlines [plural]
Etymology: cream + line Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cream|line}} cream + line Head templates: {{en-noun}} creamline (plural creamlines)
  1. Alternative form of cream line Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: cream line
    Sense id: en-creamline-en-noun-Fw0StVTY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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