crinkle

  • 21crinkle — n British banknotes, money. This term was used by bookies, spivs, etc. in the 1950s and is now probably obsolete. Crackle was a synonym. ► I need some crinkle in a hurry …

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  • 22crinkle — [[t]krɪ̱ŋk(ə)l[/t]] crinkles, crinkling, crinkled 1) V ERG If something crinkles or if you crinkle it, it becomes slightly creased or folded. He shrugged whimsically, his eyes crinkling behind his glasses... [V n] When she laughs, she crinkles… …

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  • 23crinkle up — See: crinkle I …

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  • 24crinkle — [ˈkrɪŋk(ə)l] verb [I/T] if skin or cloth crinkles, or if you crinkle it, a lot of small folds appear in it crinkled [ˈkrɪŋk(ə)ld] adj crinkly [ˈkrɪŋkli] adj …

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  • 25crinkle — crin•kle [[t]ˈkrɪŋ kəl[/t]] v. kled, kling, n. 1) cv to wrinkle; ripple 2) cv to make or cause to make slight, sharp sounds; rustle 3) to bend or twist 4) a wrinkle or ripple 5) a crinkling sound 6) a turn or twist • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME;… …

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  • 26crinkle — [c]/ˈkrɪŋkəl / (say kringkuhl) verb (crinkled, crinkling) –verb (i) 1. to wind or turn in and out. 2. to wrinkle; crimple; ripple. 3. to make slight, sharp sounds; rustle. –verb (t) 4. to cause to wrinkle or rustle. –noun 5. a turn or twist; a… …

  • 27crinkle — n. & v. n. a wrinkle or crease in paper, cloth, etc. v. 1 intr. form crinkles. 2 tr. form crinkles in. Phrases and idioms: crinkle cut (of vegetables) cut with wavy edges. Derivatives: crinkly adj. Etymology: ME f. OE crincan: see CRANK(1) …

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  • 28Crinkle Crags — from Cold Pike. The fell on the far right in sunlight is Bowfell Elevation …

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  • 29Crinkle-collared Manucode — Conservation status …

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  • 30Crinkle-Verfahren —   [ krɪȖkl ; englisch to crinkle »sich kräuseln«], Textiltechnik: Verfahren zum Texturieren synthetischer Filamentgarne (z. B. von glattem Polyamidgarn) durch Verstricken auf einer Rundstrickmaschine, Thermofixieren der Maschenbögen, danach… …

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