crimple

 [krim-puhl]  

crim·ple

   [krim-puhl]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), crim·pled, crim·pling.
to wrinkle.
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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English. See crimp1, -le
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crimple (ˈkrɪmpəl)
 
—vb
to crumple, wrinkle, or curl

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