crinkled, ppl. a.
(ˈkrɪŋk(ə)ld)
[f. crinkle v.]
a. That has been crinkled; see crinkle v. 1.
| c 1385 Chaucer L.G.W. 2012 Ariadne, And for the hous is krynkeled [v.rr. crenkled, ycrynklid, ykrenkled] two and fro And hath so queynte weyis for to go. a 1529 Skelton El. Rumminge 17 Her face all bowsy Comely crynklyd Woundersly wrynkled. 1611 Barry Ram-Alley iv. i. in Hazl. Dodsley X. 339 An old crazed man..With little legs and crinkled thighs. 1850 L. Hunt Autobiog. II. x. 30 His hat..looking sadly crinkled and old. 1862 Macm. Mag. Apr. 30 The arum['s]..rigid spike and crinkled leaves. |
b. crinkled (tissue) paper, paper that is crinkled, made in various colours, and used for making paper flowers and for decorative purposes; = crêpe paper.
| 1895 Army & Navy Co-op. Soc. Price List 526 Crinkled tissue paper. For making Fancy Lamp Shades. 1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §559 Crinkled paper machine operator. 1929 E. Bowen Last September viii. 91 She used to plait hats out of crinkled paper. |