Chiefly north. dial. In 4 crounkil, 6 croncle, -kel. [A parallel form to CRINKLE, perh. going back to the ablaut-stem crunc- of crinc-an (see CRANK sb.1), perh. a later analogical formation: cf. crimple, crumple.] To wrinkle, rumple, crinkle. a. trans. Hence Crunkled ppl. a.

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c. 1400.  Rowland & O., 1252. Thi vesage es crounkilde & waxen olde.

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1546.  Phaër, Bk. Childr. (1553), T i b. The musherom … called … Jewes eares (for it is … croncled and flat, much like an eare).

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1578.  Lyte, Dodoens, IV. lviii. 519. Leaves a little crompled or cronkeled about the edges.

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1788.  W. H. Marshall, Yorksh., Gloss., Crunkle, to tumble or rumple, as linen or other cloaths.

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1804.  Tarras, Poems, 46 (Jam.). Wi’ crunkl’t brow, he aft wad think Upo’ his barkin faes.

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1876.  Whitby Gloss., Crunkle or Crinkle, to rumple or crimp.

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  b.  intr.

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1826.  J. Wilson, Noct. Ambr., Wks. I. 2. A piece of paper torn out of … a volume crunkling on my knee.

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