crimple

verb
/ˈkɹɪmpəl/

Etymology

From Middle English crymplen, equivalent to crimp + -le (frequentative suffix).

  1. inherited from crymplen

Definitions

  1. to crumple, crimp

    • Esme assented with a graceful bend of his crimpled head, and in a clear and deliberate voice began to speak.
    • The boy had dwindled to a skeleton, and the skin lay on his face in crimpled folds, like a mask of black crape.
  2. An outer suburb of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3253).

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA