A wrinkle, a crinkle, a small crease or fold; (also) an undulation. Also figurative.
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释义 | the world > life > the body > skin > textures or states of skin > [noun] > wrinkle (24) rimpleeOE A wrinkle, a crinkle, a small crease or fold; (also) an undulation. Also figurative. rivellingOE A wrinkle on the skin. Also in figurative context. Obsolete. rivelc1325 A wrinkle or fold of the skin, esp. one on the face. Also: a wrinkle on the rind of a fruit, etc. Also figurative. crow's footc1374 One of the small wrinkles formed by age or anxiety round the outer corner of the eye, ‘thought to resemble the impression of the feet of crows’… frounce1390 A wrinkle. Obsolete. wrinklea1400 A small fold or crease of the skin, esp. due to age, care, displeasure, etc. frumplec1440 A wrinkle. freckle1519 ? A wrinkle. Obsolete. line1538 A furrow or seam in the face or hands. In Palmistry: A mark on the palm of the hand supposed to indicate one's fate, temperament, or abilities; e.g… lirkc1540 A fold in the skin; a wrinkle. shrivel1547 Something shrivelled up; †plural wrinkles in the skin; a shrivelled skin; a contracted word. plait1574 In extended use: a fold, a wrinkle; a ridged, indented, or folded area in an animal or vegetable structure; a wrinkle or wrinkles caused by the… furrow1589 Anything resembling a furrow. on the face: A deep wrinkle. trench1594 Something resembling a trench. A cut, scar, or deep wrinkle in the face. crowfoot1614 = crow's foot, n. 1. seam1765 A line, groove, furrow or the like formed by the abutting edges of two parts of a thing; an… on the face or body: †A long incised wound; †the… thought-line1858 (a) a train of thought, a line of intellectual development; (b) a facial wrinkle supposedly caused by concentrated thinking. laughter line1867 (usually in plural) a small wrinkle at the corner of the eye or mouth supposedly caused by laughing. laugh line1913 (a) (usually in plural) = laughter line n. at laughter, n.1 compounds 2; (b) (in a play, film, or other entertainment) a line intended to make the… smile-line1921 worry lines1972 lines or wrinkles on the forehead supposedly formed by a habitual expression of worry. Subcategories:— condition of being (1) — fact of (1) — person having (1) |
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