单词 | wrinkle |
释义 | wrinkle wrinkle1 /ring"keuhl/, n. , v. , wrinkled, wrinkling. n. 1. a small furrow or crease in the skin, esp. of the face, as from aging or frowning. 2. a temporary slight ridge or furrow on a surface, due to contraction, folding, crushing, or the like. v.t. 3. to form wrinkles in; corrugate; crease: Don't wrinkle your dress. v.i. 4. to become wrinkled. [1375-1425; late ME (n.), back formation from wrinkled, OE gewrinclod, ptp. of gewrinclian to wind round; perh. akin to WRICK, WRENCH] wrinkle2 /ring"keuhl/, n. Informal. an ingenious trick or device; a clever innovation: a new advertising wrinkle. [1375-1425; late ME, equiv. to wrinc trick (OE wrenc; see WRENCH) + -LE] |
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