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Crinkle
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A winding or turn; wrinkle; sinuosity. The crinkles in this glass, making objects appear double. A. Tucker.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To form with short turns, bends, or wrinkles; to mold into inequalites or sinuosities; to cause to wrinkle or curl. The houscrinkled to and fro. Chaucer. Her face all bowsy, Comely crinkled, Wondrously wrinkled. Skelton. The flames through all the casements pushing forth, Like red-not devils crinkled into snakes. Mrs. Browning.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To turn or wind; ti run in and out in many short bends or turns; to curl; to run in wavws; to wrinkle; also, to rustle, as stiff cloth when moved. The green wheat crinkles like a lake. L. T. Trowbridge. And all the rooms Were full of crinkling silks. Mrs. Browning.