crimple

Etymology

From Middle English crymplen, equivalent to crimp +‎ -le (frequentative suffix).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪmpəl

Verb

crimple (third-person singular simple present crimples, present participle crimpling, simple past and past participle crimpled)

1. (archaic) to crumple, crimp
   • 1894, Robert Smythe Hichens, The Green Carnation‎:

     Esme assented with a graceful bend of his crimpled head, and in a clear and deliberate voice began to speak.

   • 1862, James R. Gilmore, Among the Pines‎:

     The boy had dwindled to a skeleton, and the skin lay on his face in crimpled folds, like a mask of black crape.