wrinkle

wrinkle
wrinkle1
/ring"keuhl/, n., v., wrinkled, wrinkling.
n.
1. a small furrow or crease in the skin, esp. of the face, as from aging or frowning.
2. a temporary slight ridge or furrow on a surface, due to contraction, folding, crushing, or the like.
v.t.
3. to form wrinkles in; corrugate; crease: Don't wrinkle your dress.
v.i.
4. to become wrinkled.
[1375-1425; late ME (n.), back formation from wrinkled, OE gewrinclod, ptp. of gewrinclian to wind round; perh. akin to WRICK, WRENCH]
wrinkle2
/ring"keuhl/, n. Informal.
an ingenious trick or device; a clever innovation: a new advertising wrinkle.
[1375-1425; late ME, equiv. to wrinc trick (OE wrenc; see WRENCH) + -LE]

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  • Wrinkle — Wrin kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wrinkled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wrinkling}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To contract into furrows and prominences; to make a wrinkle or wrinkles in; to corrugate; as, wrinkle the skin or the brow. Sport that wrinkled Care derides …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wrinkle — wrinkle1 [riŋ′kəl] n. [ME wrinkel, a wrinkle, prob. back form. < wrinkled < OE (ge)wrinclod, pp. of (ge)wrinclian, to wind about, akin to wringan, to press, WRING] 1. a small ridge or furrow in a normally smooth surface, caused by… …   English World dictionary

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  • wrinkle — I UK [ˈrɪŋk(ə)l] / US noun [countable, usually plural] Word forms wrinkle : singular wrinkle plural wrinkles 1) a line that appears on your skin when you get older, or when your skin has been damaged by the sun 2) an accidental fold in a piece of …   English dictionary

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