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rumple |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rumple \Rum"ple\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Rumpled} p. pr & vb n. {Rumpling}.] [Cf. rimple, and D. rimpelen to wrinkle, rompelig rough, uneven, G. r["u]mpfen to wrinkle, MHG. r["u]mphen, OHG. rimpfan Gr "ra`mfos the crooked beak of birds of prey, ? to roam.] To make uneven; to form into irregular inequalities; to wrinkle; to crumple; as to rumple an apron or a cravat. They would not give a dog's ear of their most rumpled and ragged Scotch paper for twenty of your fairest assignats. --Burke. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rumple \Rum"ple\, n. A fold or plait; a wrinkle. --Dryden. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rumple v 1: disturb the smoothness of "ruffle the surface of the water" [syn: {ruffle}, {ruffle up}, {mess up}] 2: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips," "This material drew after having been washed in hot water" [syn: {pucker}, {draw}, {cockle}, {crumple}, {knit}] 3: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle" [syn: {crumple}, {wrinkle}, {crease}, {crinkle}]
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