v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Crinkled p. pr. & vb. n. Crinkling ] [ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
The house&unr_;s crinkled to and fro. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Her face all bowsy, Comely crinkled, Wondrously wrinkled. Skelton. [ 1913 Webster ]
The flames through all the casements pushing forth, Like red-not devils crinkled into snakes. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
The green wheat crinkles like a lake. L. T. Trowbridge. [ 1913 Webster ]
And all the rooms Were full of crinkling silks. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a North American herb (Dentaria diphylla) with pungent scaly or toothed roots; -- called also toothwort. Syn. -- pepper root, toothwort, Cardamine diphylla, Dentaria diphylla. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
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