crinklers
crinklers is the plural of crinkler.
Meaning of crinkler
Noun
crinkler (plural crinklers)
- Something that crinkles.
- The general idea was to write the amount in ink and then run or stamp over it with a crinkler which so roughened the paper that alterations seemed impossible. However, it was soon found that the check man laid such checks ona glass andsmoothed down the ruffling.1920 May 1, Edward H. Smith, “Your Check”, in George Horace Lorimer, editor, The Saturday Evening Post, volume 192, number 44, The Curtis Publishing Company, page 124
- Someone that crinkles.
- Laundry-workers, we read, need different temperaments according to the departments in which they are employed. An expert collar-crinkler, for instance, might lack the dash necessary in the shirt-ripping room.1927 March 23, Punch, or The London Charivari, volume 172, published June 1927, page 309
- Something that makes a crinkling sound.
- A diaper lover, especially a furry (a diaperfur).
Questions about crinklers
- What is crinklers the plural of?
- Crinklers is the plural of crinkler.
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