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单词 crimple
释义

crimple

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪmpəl

Verb

crimple (third-person singular simple present crimples, present participle crimpling, simple past and past participle crimpled)

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