"shrinkageproof" meaning in English

See shrinkageproof in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more shrinkageproof [comparative], most shrinkageproof [superlative]
Etymology: 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.
    Sense id: en-shrinkageproof-en-adj-xQyOdXZP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -proof

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          "ref": "1949, United States. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, World Trade in Commodities (volume 7, parts 1-8, page 13)",
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