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Webster 1913 Edition

Crinkle

Crin′kle

(krĭṉ′k’l)
,
Verb.
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.
The house[GREEK]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.

Crin′kle

,
Verb.
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.
The green wheat
crinkles
like a lake.
L. T. Trowbridge.
And all the rooms
Were full of
crinkling
silks.
Mrs. Browning.

Crin′kle

,
Noun.
A winding or turn; wrinkle; sinuosity.
The
crinkles
in this glass, making objects appear double.
A. Tucker.

Webster 1828 Edition

Crinkle

CRINKLE

,
Verb.
I.
To turn or wind; to bend; to wrinkle; to run in and out in little or short bends or turns; as, the lightning crinkles.

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