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crimple en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɹɪmpəl/

Etymology

From Middle English crymplen, equivalent to crimp + -le (frequentative suffix).

Meanings

1. (archaic) to crumple, crimp
   • The boy had dwindled to a skeleton, and the skin lay on his face in crimpled folds, like a mask of black crape. 1862, James R. Gilmore, Among the Pines:
   • Esme assented with a graceful bend of his crimpled head, and in a clear and deliberate voice began to speak. 1894, Robert Smythe Hichens, The Green Carnation:

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