crinkled : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: crinkled	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for crinkled
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crinkled adj uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves [syn: crinkled, crinkly, rippled, wavy, wavelike]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crinkled \Crin"kled\ (kr?n"k'ld), a. Having short bends, turns, or wrinkles; wrinkled; wavy; zigzag. [bd]The crinkled lightning.[b8] --Lowell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crinkle \Crin"kle\ (kr[icr][nsm]"k'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crinkled} (-k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crinkling} (-kl[icr]ng).] [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. The house[?]s crinkled 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.