单词 | crankle |
释义 | cranklen. A bend, twist, winding; a curve or angular prominence. See also crinkle-crankle n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [noun] > winding curve(s) folda1250 windinga1387 wrinkling1387 revolution?a1425 wrinkle1430 crink1567 crank1572 cringle-crangle1573 crinkle1596 crankle1598 crinkle-crankle1598 meander1603 anfractuosity1612 ins and outs1655 sinuationa1676 insinuationa1684 anfractus1719 sinuosity1720 flexuosity1737 evolution1765 cringle1808 wriggle1825 voluminosity1841 squiggle1902 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Tortuoso, crooked, winding, full of crinkles and crankles. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Crankles, inequalities; angular prominences. 1822 C. Lamb in London Mag. Feb. 177/2 The accursed Verulam Buildings had not encroached upon all the east side of them, cutting out delicate green crankles. 1845 T. N. Talfourd Vacation Rambles I. 128 It wound round one great crankle of the lake after another. 1881 W. Wilkins Songs of Study 209 Had the rack's rough crankles my joints untied. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2021). crankleadj. dialect. ΚΠ 1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Crankle, weak; shattered. North. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2018). cranklev. 1. intransitive. To bend in and out, to wind, twist; ‘to run in flexures and windings’ (Johnson); to run zig-zag. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > point or lie in a direction [verb (intransitive)] > change direction > turn or bend > bend or wind twine1553 crankle1598 crinklea1600 creek1610 straggle1612 wind1613 serpentize1699 wander1747 serpentine1767 meander1785 zigzag1787 serpentinize1791 twister1872 snake1875 twist1879 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > change direction of movement [verb (intransitive)] > move in winding course to turn and winda1398 wreathea1500 twine1553 indent1567 virea1586 crank1594 to dance the hay or hays1600 maze1605 serpent1606 to indent the way1612 cringlea1629 indenture1631 circumgyre1634 twist1635 glomerate1638 winda1682 serpentine1767 meander1785 zigzag1787 zag1793 to worm one's way1822 vandyke1828 crankle1835 thread the needle1843 switchback1903 rattlesnake1961 zig1969 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Serpicolato, turning, winding, crankling in and out like a serpent. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Serpeger, to wind, or crankle in and out..to goe wauing etc. like a serpent. 1834 H. Taylor Philip van Artevelde ii. iv. iv The river crankles round an alder grove. 1835 M. Scott Cruise Midge xiv The forked lightning crankled out every now and then clear and bright. 1851 S. Judd Margaret (1871) xvii. 149 Some went crankling and sheering, some described somersets. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > corrugation > corrugate [verb (transitive)] > ridge > minutely crankle1594 crisp1632 crank1660 crimp1772 the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > cause to have series of curves [verb (transitive)] > many or winding crinklec1430 crankle1708 wriggle1760 1594 [see crankled adj. at Derivatives]. 1700 J. Brome Trav. iii. 274 Stones..somwhat roundish,..Streaked and crankled like a Cockle-shell. 1708 J. Philips Cyder i. 14 Old Vaga's stream..her wonted Track Forsook, and drew her humid Train aslope, Crankling her Banks. Derivatives ˈcrankled adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [adjective] > having many or winding curves tortivous14.. anfractuous?a1425 tortuous1426 tortuea1500 snakish1532 winding1538 wormy1545 boughty1570 wriggled1572 sinuous1578 serpent-likea1586 crankled1594 serpent1597 snaky1600 flexuous1605 snaking1605 cringle-crangle1606 voluminous1611 serpenting?1614 serpentine1615 curvy1623 serpentizing1628 worming1631 lacinious1648 anguineous1656 anguine1657 anfractuose1680 twisting1683 vermicular1712 worm-like1721 flexuose1727 meandering1748 crinkum-crankum1766 serpentiform1777 serpentining1799 anguiform1800 ophite1828 tortuose1829 cranky1836 sinuose1836 serpentile1857 twisty1857 sinuated1859 vermiculatea1864 twinyc1868 tortive1880 crinkle-crankle1881 serpentinous1882 quirky1890 twistical1890 waggly1894 wriggly1901 squiggly1902 wiggly1903 contortionate1911 wig-waggy1914 curvaceous1965 1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. K Writhings, & crankled wandrings. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1598adj.1847v.1594 |
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