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(1):

(v. i.) To shrink into furrows and ridges.

(2):

(v. t.) Hence, to make rough or uneven in any way.

(3):

(v. t.) To contract into furrows and prominences; to make a wrinkle or wrinkles in; to corrugate; as, wrinkle the skin or the brow.

(4):

(n.) A winkle.

(5):

(n.) A small ridge, prominence, or furrow formed by the shrinking or contraction of any smooth substance; a corrugation; a crease; a slight fold; as, wrinkle in the skin; a wrinkle in cloth.

(6):

(n.) A notion or fancy; a whim; as, to have a new wrinkle.

(7):

(n.) hence, any roughness; unevenness.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Wrinkle'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/wrinkle.html. 1828.
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