单词 | rumpling |
释义 | > as lemmasˈrumpling ˈrumpling n. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > corrugation > [noun] > wrinkled condition > fact or action of wrinkling rivellinga1398 plighting1400 rimpling1493 wrinkling1528 wrimpling1611 shrivellinga1631 rumpling1640 rucking1831 1640 H. Glapthorne Hollander iv. sig. Hiv Brother Knockdowne disroab his necke of this old linnen, savours of a winding-sheet: this is Decimo Sexto, feares no rumpling. 1736 R. Ainsworth Thes. Linguæ Latinæ A rumpling, corrugatio. 1757 T. Hale et al. Compl. Body Husbandry (new ed.) III. ii. lxxix. 328 Make an even Bed for the Saffron, without Rumplings, or the Marks of folding. 1839 W. Irving Chron. Wolfert's Roost (1855) 22 The heroine of the Roost escaped with a mere rumpling of the feathers. 1843 Penny Cycl. XXVII. 477/1 These rods were further reduced in thickness..by a coarse kind of drawing, called ripping or rumpling. 1927 J. W. Duff Lit. Hist. Rome 212 The idle Sybarite who..complained about the discomfort caused him by the rumpling of some of the rose-leaves on which he lay. 2004 J. E. Roeckelein Imagery in Psychol. i. 47 Actual auditory sensory stimulation, such as the pouring of water..or the rumpling of paper. < as lemmas |
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