wrinkledwrin‧kled /ˈrɪŋkəld/ adjective 
Examples
her wrinkled old face
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- a small man with a balding head and a very wrinkled face
- At the far end of the market, a wrinkled old woman sat smoking a pipe.
- Chris, as usual, came in wearing old jeans and a wrinkled T-shirt.
- Her face looked old and wrinkled in the morning light.
- Mrs Franz sat on the step, shelling peas with her wrinkled old hands.
- For example, oedema of dependent parts suggests fluid excess, while dry, wrinkled skin and a dry tongue suggest fluid deficit.
- His wrinkled face must once have been handsome.
- It secretes a new, soft wrinkled skin beneath the shell.
- The wrinkled face of a gigantic tortoise.
- The tiddly ball completed the journey in his wrinkled hand.
- Their skin was as wrinkled and brown as an old football and on their heads were perched steel air-raid helmets.
Longman Language Activatora line on cloth where it has been folded or crushed► crease
Collocations especially British a line on a piece of clothing or material where it has been folded or crushed: · When I unpacked my suitcase, all my shirts had creases in them.
► wrinkle especially American a line in a piece of clothing that is caused when it has not been folded or hung properly, but instead has been left somewhere untidily: · If you hang that dress over the bath, the steam will get the wrinkles out.· It's made from a special fabric that doesn't leave any wrinkles after you wash it.
► wrinkled especially American /creased especially British clothes that are wrinkled or creased have a lot of wrinkles or creases in them: · Your tie's creased, you'll have to iron it.· Chris, as usual, came in wearing old jeans and a wrinkled T-shirt.
a line on someone's face or skin► line · When she laughed, little lines formed at the corners of her eyes and mouth.· The deep lines on his forehead showed that he was a worried man.
► wrinkle a deep line on someone's face or skin, which is caused by growing old: · Her face was old and covered in wrinkles.· Delay the effects of ageing with a revolutionary new anti-wrinkle cream.
► wrinkled if someone's face or skin is wrinkled , it has a lot of wrinkles on it: · a small man with a balding head and a very wrinkled face· Mrs Franz sat on the step, shelling peas with her wrinkled old hands.
► crease a deep line on someone's face or skin, which lasts for a short time because they are smiling, bending part of their body etc: · When he smiles, you can see the creases around his mouth and his eyes.
not young► old · She wanted to have a baby before she was too old.· For the first time in my life, I feel old.· An old man was in the park feeding the pigeons.too old for somebody (=too old to have a romantic relationship with someone) · She shouldn't marry him - he's much too old for her.
► elderly old - use this as a polite way of talking about old people: · A group of elderly ladies sat drinking coffee in the cafeteria.· An elderly Englishwoman was seated next to me on the plane.· A few decades ago, the average cruise ship passenger was elderly, affluent, and retired. Not anymore.
► ageing/aging: ageing rock star/movie star/hippy/romeo etc one who is becoming old, especially in an unattractive way, and seems too old to be a rock star, film star etc: · The bar was fill with ageing hippies.· These days, most of the houses in the Hollywood Hills are owned by aging movie stars and rich businessmen.
► ancient especially British a humorous but slightly unkind word meaning very old: · He's not just old, he's ancient. absolutely/completely/really etc ancient: · Mum looks absolutely ancient in this picture.
► be getting on informal to be fairly old: · Cal is getting on a bit and doesn't play much golf anymore.getting on in years: · Ethel's getting on in years now -- she must be in her late 60s.
► not be as young as you were if you say you are not as young as you were , you mean you are getting old, especially so that you are not strong enough or healthy enough to do things that you used to do: · We do go out sometimes, but not very often. I guess we're not as young as we used to be.· "I'm not as young as I once was," concedes the cigar-chomping, 48-year-old Mr. Tiant.
► wrinkled skin that is wrinkled has lines on it that are caused by old age: · Her face looked old and wrinkled in the morning light.wrinkled old man/woman: · At the far end of the market, a wrinkled old woman sat smoking a pipe.
► wizened a wizened old man or woman has a small, bent body and lines on their skin because they are very old: · He barely recognized her wizened face and haggard features.wizened old man/woman: · The door was opened by a wizened old man clutching a walking stick.
► middle-aged not young anymore but not yet old, usually between the ages of around 40 to 65: · The condition predominantly affects middle-aged or elderly females.· a middle-aged businessman
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► wrinkled/lined face
skin or cloth that is wrinkled has small lines or folds in it: (=with a lot of small lines, especially because of old age)· His wrinkled face must once have been handsome.
► wrinkled skin (=covered in lines because of age)· an old lady with wrinkled skin
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► face· With his pale, wrinkled face and his red, staring eyes, he looked like a devil out of hell.· His wrinkled face must once have been handsome.· The wrinkled face of a gigantic tortoise.· Mr Hellyer was digging with extraordinary vigour, the sweat streamed in runnels down his dark, rather engagingly wrinkled face.· Typically, brownies are small and shaggy haired, with a brown, wrinkled face.· But she was tiny, with a wrinkled face and steely grey eyes.· I could see the contention in his wrinkled face.· Tiptoeing over to the crib, he looked down at the red wrinkled face of the sleeping child.
her wrinkled old face