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rimple

American  
[rim-puhl] / ˈrɪm pəl /

noun

  1. a wrinkle.

verb (used with or without object)

rimpled, rimpling

  1. to wrinkle; crumple; crease.

Etymology

Origin of rimple

1400–50; late Middle English; compare Middle Dutch, Middle Low German rimpel; akin to rumple

Example Sentences

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And wan and pale and sad and grum, In crowds, dire woe revealing, Crept slowly past, with drooping eye, And forehead smooth now frowning rimple.

From Vondel's Lucifer by Vondel, Joost van den

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