Foldline

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A line marked or creased to guide folding of paper or other materials
2. A designated crease or mark indicating where to bend or fold an item
3. A guideline or crease used to fold sheets or materials neatly

Etymology: Fold line is a plain compound, not a coined or borrowed term: "fold" and "line" are both old English words used together to describe the crease a fold leaves. "Fold" comes from Old English "fealdan," meaning to bend or double over, and "line" comes through Old French and Latin from the Latin "linea," originally a thread made of flax, which is where the sense of a drawn stroke ultimately comes from. Because English freely joins nouns and verbs like this, "fold line" needed no special invention, and its meaning follows directly from its parts.

Synonyms: crease, fold, crease line, crease mark