† wrimplen.
Obsolete.
A crease or fold; a rimple, wrinkle.
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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
1499 Promptorium Parvulorum (Pynson) sig. svv/1 Wrympyl, or rympyl, ruga.
1499 Promptorium Parvulorum (Pynson) sig. svv/1 Wrympyl, or pleyt of cloth, plica.
1578 J. Florio Firste Fruites f. 88v The smooth throate maketh foldes with wrimples.
1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. i. xxii. 51 The hoarie head and frowning wrimples of custome.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Gelasin, a wrimple in the face.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
† wrimplev.
Obsolete. rare.
1. transitive. (See quots. and cf. jag v.1 2.)
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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
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Franger, to fringe;..also, to..wrimple, iag, or snip on th' edges.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Rider, to wrinkle, or to wrimple.
2. intransitive. To pucker the face or countenance.
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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > face with expression or expression > face with expression [verb (intransitive)] > distort
fleer?a1400
mowc1450
snowrec1450
to make (also pull) a facec1522
to throw one's facea1525
pot1549
mop1567
murgeonc1586
to cut facesa1616
wrimple1657
work1753
grimace1762
mowl1837
wrinkle1843
mug1856
girn1900
1657 T. Reeve God's Plea for Nineveh 88 Alas we do but only..wrimple at a Pulpit-launcing,..sing a Penitentiall Psalm.
Derivatives
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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
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Ridement, a wrinkling, wrimpling, crumping.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Rugosité,..a crumpling, wrimpling, furrowing.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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