单词 | crimple |
释义 | crimplen. Now rare. A crease, wrinkle, or fold; a crinkle. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > corrugation > [noun] > wrinkled condition > wrinkle or crease rimpleeOE frouncec1374 runklea1400 wrinklea1420 ruge?a1425 crimple1440 wreathc1440 wrimple1499 rumple?a1513 scrumple?a1513 wimple1513 crease1578 bag1587 crinkle1596 pucker1598 press1601 crumple1607 creasing1665 ruck1774 cramp1828 fold1840 ruckle1853 bumfle1867 Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 103 Crympylle or rympylle, ruga. 1828 J. Story Misc. Poems 64 The crimple of your upper lip. 1862 C. C. Robinson Dial. Leeds & Neighbourhood 278 Where the breadth of muslin was narrow the ‘crimple’ was made by means of a penknife and the thumb. 1881 S. P. McLean Cape Cod Folks (ed. 8) vi. 131 How shiny those crimples in your hair look, with that streak of sun lighting on 'em! 1955 G. W. Bullett Windows on Vanished Time 14 Grandmother, unsmiling, mute, Plucked at the crimples of her dress. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). crimplev. 1. a. transitive. To cause (something) to shrink or draw together; to wrinkle; to shrivel (something) up; to twist, curl; to ruffle. Also with up. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > corrugation > corrugate [verb (transitive)] > wrinkle or crease frounce1390 frumple1398 crunklec1400 plighta1425 crinklec1430 crimple1440 rimple1440 rivel1543 wrinkle1543 crease1588 shrivel1609 befrumple1611 frowze1611 wrimple1611 pucker1616 furl1689 ruck1706 runkle1720 crink1821 furrow1853 crumple1858 ruckle1866 bumfle1911 Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 103 Crymplyn or rymplyn, rugo. 1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. (1719) II. 30 He passed the cautery through them, and accordingly crimpled them up. 1794 R. Gray Lett. Tour Germany vii. 62 Some prefer a small hat crimpled up like a shrivelled mushroom, which is very ugly. 1864 Christian Pioneer 18 5 She sat looking down and crimpling up her apron at one corner. 1865 E. Robinson Dorothy Firebrace xxii. 215 Cromwell listened with great attention to this revelation, crimpling his brows together. 1902 E. A. Allen Sunset Song & Other Verses 155 They crimple the silk of the poppy-leaves. 1957 M. Rumaker in Evergreen Rev. 1 73 Meantime, she..crimples the crust-edge of the pie a little. 2001 R. Hill Dialogues of Dead (2002) xlvi. 524 Nothing moved. No wind crimpled the water. b. intransitive. To curl, wrinkle; to ripple; to shrivel up; to crumple. Also with up. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > corrugation > become corrugated [verb (intransitive)] > become wrinkled rivelOE snurpc1300 runklea1425 crumple?c1450 wrinkle1528 purse1597 pucker1598 crinklea1600 crimple1600 rumple1622 ruckle1695 ruck1758 crunkle1825 pocket1873 crease1876 full1889 concertina1918 furrow1961 1600 L. Lewkenor tr. A. de Torquemada Spanish Mandeuile f. 10 The hair was so curled, that it crimpled round like Ringes. 1741 Family Mag. 13/1 If they [sc. fish] be stiff,..and not crimpling or shriveling together, it is a sign of newness. 1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 138 While the flood's triumphing care Crimpled round its guarded home. 1851 ‘I. Marvel’ Dream Life 206 The heart glows: its humanities even, yield and crimple under the fierce heat of mental pride. 1899 S. Crane Monster vii. 27 The paper was crimpling, and he expected at any moment to have a flame burst under his hands. 1907 ‘B. M. Bower’ Lure of Dim Trails ii. 22 His flesh crimpled with physical repulsion. 1972 C. Colter Rivers of Eros viii. 200 Her pale, long face crimpled up in distress. 2001 P. Ball Stories of Invisible iii. 65 Each collagen molecular chain crimples up into a helix. 2. intransitive. Esp. of the legs: to be or become incurved. Hence (esp. of a horse): to be lame; to limp, to hobble. Cf. cripple n. and adj. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > wasting disease > have wasting disease [verb (intransitive)] > wither forclinga800 weornea1380 wanzec1400 crimple1495 withera1500 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > lameness or physical disability > [verb (intransitive)] loll1393 crimple1671 the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > limp haltc825 cripplec1220 hip1440 limp1570 linch1570 claudicate1623 hop1700 crimple1754 hilch1786 crutch1828 hamble1828 dot1843 peg-leg1969 1495 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (de Worde) xviii. xxxix. sig. ccvi/1 The token therof is that the hynder membres crymplyth [a1398 crympeþ] togyders & ben constreyed. 1671 J. Halfpenny Gentleman's Jocky 134 He will stand crimpling with all four together, and lay himself down very easily. 1694 London Gaz. No. 3007/4 A thick black Nag..stands crimpling on his near Leg behind. 1754 Hist. & Adventures of Lady's Slippers & Shoes 44 We [sc. the shoes] pinched her so dreadfully..that she had much ado to crimple along. 1796 J. Hunter Compl. Dict. Farriery & Horsemanship at Surbating The symptoms of this complaint are halting on both sore legs, and going stiff or crimpling, like a foundered horse. 1855 Rep. Trans. Pennsylvania State Agric. Soc. 2 116 How often do we painfully witness a well proportioned animal crimpling along with a half hitch, caused by bad and careless shoeing? 1894 D. Magner Facts for Horse Owners xxxi. 732 He shows increased tenderness or soreness while driving down hill or over rough, stony roads, at times perhaps ‘crimpling’ badly. 1917 Horse Industry in N.Y. State (N.Y. Dept. Agric. Bull. No.76) 128 It is advisable to shoe if they show signs of crimpling when pulling on the road. 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