Wrinkle

  • 131crumple — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. rumple, wrinkle; informal, collapse. See fold, contraction, destruction. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To wrinkle] Syn. rumple, crush, crease; see fold 2 , wrinkle 1 , 2 . 2. [To collapse] Syn. give way,… …

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  • 132Bowling crease — Crease Crease, n. [Cf. LG. krus, G. krause, crispness, krausen, kr[aum]usen, to crisp, curl, lay on folds; or perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. kriz a wrinkle, crease, kriza to wrinkle, fold, W. crych a wrinkle, crychu to rumple, ripple,… …

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