wrimple
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English *wrimplen (suggested by Middle English wrymplyd (“wrinkled”)), probably from Middle Dutch *wrimpelen, frequentative of wrimpen, wrempen (“to wrinkle”). Cognate with West Flemish wrempelen (“to wrinkle”). Compare also Middle English rimplen (“to become wrinkled”).
Verb[edit]
wrimple (third-person singular simple present wrimples, present participle wrimpling, simple past and past participle wrimpled)
- (transitive) To wrinkle, rumple.
Noun[edit]
wrimple (plural wrimples)
- A wrinkle.