Wrinkles

[ring-kuhl]

wrin·kle

1[ring-kuhl] noun, verb, wrin·kled, wrin·kling.
noun
1.
a small furrow or crease in the skin, especially of the face, as from aging or frowning.
2.
a temporary slight ridge or furrow on a surface, due to contraction, folding, crushing, or the like.
verb (used with object)
3.
to form wrinkles in; corrugate; crease: Don't wrinkle your dress.

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Wrinkles is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
verb (used without object)
4.
to become wrinkled.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English (noun), back formation from wrinkled, Old English gewrinclod, past participle of gewrinclian to wind round; perhaps akin to wrick, wrench
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wrin·kle

2[ring-kuhl]
noun Informal.
an ingenious trick or device; a clever innovation: a new advertising wrinkle.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English, equivalent to wrinc trick (Old English wrenc; see wrench) + -le
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