WRINKLE


Meaning of WRINKLE in English

n. & v.

--n.

1. a slight crease or depression in the skin such as is produced by age.

2 a similar mark in another flexible surface.

3 colloq. a useful tip or clever expedient.

--v.

1. tr. make wrinkles in.

2 intr. form wrinkles; become marked with wrinkles.

Etymology: orig. repr. OE gewrinclod sinuous

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.