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Definition of Crinkle
1. Verb. Make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in. "They crinkle the sheets"; "Crease the paper like this to make a crane"
Generic synonyms: Fold, Fold Up, Turn Up
Specialized synonyms: Cockle, Crumple, Knit, Pucker, Rumple, Pucker, Ruck, Ruck Up
Derivative terms: Crease, Wrinkle
2. Noun. A slight depression in the smoothness of a surface. "Ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
Group relationships: Cutis, Skin, Tegument
Generic synonyms: Depression, Impression, Imprint
Specialized synonyms: Crow's Feet, Crow's Foot, Laugh Line, Dermatoglyphic, Frown Line, Life Line, Lifeline, Line Of Life, Heart Line, Line Of Heart, Love Line, Mensal Line, Line Of Destiny, Line Of Fate, Line Of Saturn
Derivative terms: Crease, Crease, Crease, Crinkly, Furrow, Line, Wrinkle, Wrinkle, Wrinkle, Wrinkle
3. Verb. Become wrinkled or crumpled or creased. "These fabrics crinkle easily"; "This fabric won't wrinkle"
Generic synonyms: Fold, Fold Up
Derivative terms: Crease, Wrinkle
Definition of Crinkle
1. v. t. To form with short turns, bends, or wrinkles; to mold into inequalities or sinuosities; to cause to wrinkle or curl.
2. v. i. To turn or wind; to run in and out in many short bends or turns; to curl; to run in waves; to wrinkle; also, to rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.
3. n. A winding or turn; wrinkle; sinuosity.
Definition of Crinkle
1. Verb. To fold, crease, crumple(,) or wad. ¹
2. Noun. A wrinkle, fold, crease(,) or unevenness. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crinkle
1. to wrinkle [v -KLED, -KLING, -KLES] - See also: wrinkle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crinkle
Literary usage of Crinkle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Cotton Fabrics Glossary by Frank P. Bennett, & Co (1914)
"beam and has only sufficient weight placed upon it to allow it (crinkle warp) to
form a shed properly during weaving. The ground or body of the cloth may be ..."
2. Werner's Readings and Recitations (1903)
"... in such full sympathy, that you will doubtless be greeted with well-deserved
applause. EASTER IN A HOSPITAL BED. NYM crinkle. Imagine the scene. ..."
3. Elocutionary Studies and New Recitations by Anna Randall Diehl (1892)
"NYM crinkle. Imagine the scene. Feel for the sufferer. When you read the sketch,
try to make your audience see and feel. The beat of the village church bell ..."
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