| slovo | definícia |
Rumpling
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
They would not give a dog's ear of their most rumpled
and ragged Scotch paper for twenty of your fairest
assignats. --Burke.
[1913 Webster] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
crumpling
(encz) | crumpling,zvrásnění n: Zdeněk Brož |
Crumpling
(gcide) | Crumple \Crum"ple\ (kr[u^]m"p'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crumpled
(-p'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Crumpling (-pl[i^]ng).] [Dim. fr.
crump, a.]
To draw or press into wrinkles or folds; to crush together;
to rumple; as, to crumple paper.
[1913 Webster]
They crumpled it into all shapes, and diligently
scanned every wrinkle that could be made. --Addison.
[1913 Webster] |
|