Wrinkle



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GRE 红宝书

• n.皱纹; 窍门
• ［英］ n.皱纹 ( a small ridge or furrow formed by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance; crease) ; 窍门 ( a change in a customary procedure or method)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, back-formation from wrinkled twisted, winding, probably from Old English gewrinclod, past participle of gewrinclian to wind, from ge-, perfective prefix + -wrinclian (akin to wrencan to wrench) — more at co-
• Date: 14th century
• 1. a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance ; crease; specifically one in the skin especially when due to age, worry, or fatigue
• 2.
  • a. method, technique
  • b. a change in a customary procedure or method
  • c. something new or different ; innovation
• 3. imperfection, irregularity
• ? wrinkly adjective

II. verb (wrinkled; wrinkling)

• Date: 15th century
• intransitive verb
  • to become marked with or contracted into wrinkles
• transitive verb
  • to contract into wrinkles ; pucker

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