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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Crinkle \Crin"kle\ (kr[i^][ng]"k'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   Crinkled (-k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Crinkling (-kl[i^]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.
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         The house?s crinkled to and fro.         --Chaucer.
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         Her face all bowsy,
         Comely crinkled,
         Wondrously wrinkled.                     --Skelton.
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         The flames through all the casements pushing forth,
         Like red-not devils crinkled into snakes. --Mrs.
                                                  Browning.
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