v. t.
The house&unr_;s crinkled to and fro. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Her face all bowsy,
Comely crinkled,
Wondrously wrinkled. Skelton. [ 1913 Webster ]
The flames through all the casements pushing forth,
Like red-not devils crinkled into snakes. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To turn or wind; to run in and out in many short bends or turns; to curl; to run in waves; to wrinkle; also, to rustle, as stiff cloth when moved. [ 1913 Webster ]
The green wheat crinkles like a lake. L. T. Trowbridge. [ 1913 Webster ]
And all the rooms
Were full of crinkling silks. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A winding or turn; wrinkle; sinuosity. [ 1913 Webster ]
The crinkles in this glass, making objects appear double. A. Tucker. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having short bends, turns, or wrinkles; wrinkled; wavy; zigzag. “The crinkled lightning.” Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]