"shrinkageproof" meaning in English

See shrinkageproof in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more shrinkageproof [comparative], most shrinkageproof [superlative]
Etymology: From shrinkage + -proof. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shrinkage|proof}} shrinkage + -proof Head templates: {{en-adj}} shrinkageproof (comparative more shrinkageproof, superlative most shrinkageproof)
  1. Resistant to shrinkage.
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