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Definition of Crankled
1. crankle [v] - See also: crankle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crankled
Literary usage of Crankled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Italy: With Sketches of Spain and Portugal by William Beckford (1834)
"From the windows, which are all in a fantastic oriental style, crinkled and
crankled, and supported by twisted pillars of smooth marble, striking, ..."
2. The New Purchase: Or, Seven and a Half Years in the Far West by Baynard Rush Hall (1843)
"... in capitals of german text, with heads and tails curled and crankled and
interlaced, so as nearly to bewilder the reader about the meaning ! ..."
3. The Table Book by William Hone (1828)
"... an iron ring swiftly up and down a twisted or crankled bar of the same metal,
which was affixed behind the door of the principal entrance to the passage ..."
4. Illustrations of Political Economy.: By Harriet Martineau by Harriet Martineau (1834)
"I jist crinkle-crankled myself up in the rope, so that they couldn't burn you
without me too." " What did you do next ? I was obliged to go from the window ..."
5. Italy: With Sketches of Spain and Portugal by William Beckford (1834)
"From the windows, which are all in a fantastic oriental style, crinkled and
crankled, and supported by twisted pillars of smooth marble, striking, ..."
6. The New Purchase: Or, Seven and a Half Years in the Far West by Baynard Rush Hall (1843)
"... in capitals of german text, with heads and tails curled and crankled and
interlaced, so as nearly to bewilder the reader about the meaning ! ..."
7. The Table Book by William Hone (1828)
"... an iron ring swiftly up and down a twisted or crankled bar of the same metal,
which was affixed behind the door of the principal entrance to the passage ..."
8. Illustrations of Political Economy.: By Harriet Martineau by Harriet Martineau (1834)
"I jist crinkle-crankled myself up in the rope, so that they couldn't burn you
without me too." " What did you do next ? I was obliged to go from the window ..."
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