Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rumple"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rumple \Rum"ple\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Rumpled} p. pr. &
vb. n. {Rumpling}.] [Cf. rimple, and D. rimpelen to wrinkle,
rompelig rough, uneven, G. r["u]mpfen to wrinkle, MHG.
r["u]mphen, OHG. rimpfan, Gr. "ra`mfos the crooked beak of
birds of prey, ? to roam.]
To make uneven; to form into irregular inequalities; to
wrinkle; to crumple; as, to rumple an apron or a cravat.
They would not give a dog's ear of their most rumpled
and ragged Scotch paper for twenty of your fairest
assignats. --Burke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rumple \Rum"ple\, n.
A fold or plait; a wrinkle. --Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
rumple
v 1: disturb the smoothness of; "ruffle the surface of the water"
[syn: {ruffle}, {ruffle up}, {mess up}]
2: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She
puckered her lips" [syn: {pucker}, {cockle}, {crumple}, {knit}]
3: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't
wrinkle" [syn: {crumple}, {wrinkle}, {crease}, {crinkle}]
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