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Crin"kle (krĭ&nsmacr_;"k'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crinkled (-k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Crinkling (-klĭng).] [A dim., fr. the root of cringe; akin to D. krinkelen to wind or twist. Cf. Cringle, Cringe.] To form with short turns, bends, or wrinkles; to mold into inequalities or sinuosities; to cause to wrinkle or curl.
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The house&unr_;s crinkled to and fro. Chaucer.
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Her face all bowsy,
Comely crinkled,
Wondrously wrinkled. Skelton.
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The flames through all the casements pushing forth,
Like red-not devils crinkled into snakes. Mrs. Browning.
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Crin"kle, 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.
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The green wheat crinkles like a lake. L. T. Trowbridge.
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And all the rooms
Were full of crinkling silks. Mrs. Browning.
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Crin"kle, n. A winding or turn; wrinkle; sinuosity.
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The crinkles in this glass, making objects appear double. A. Tucker.
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