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Pucker Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Pucker?
[n] an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
[v] to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips" [v] become puckered [v] draw fabric together and sew it tightly Synonyms | Synonyms for Pucker: cockle | crumple | gather | knit | ruck | ruck | ruck up | rumple | tuck Related Terms | Find terms related to Pucker: See Also | bend | crease | crease | crimp | crinkle | crisp | flexure | fold | plication | ruckle | run up | scrunch | scrunch up | sew | sew together | stitch | wrinkle Pucker In Webster's Dictionary \Puck"er\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Puckered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Puckering}.] [From {Poke} a pocket, small bag.]
To gather into small folds or wrinkles; to contract into
ridges and furrows; to corrugate; -- often with up; as, to
pucker up the mouth. ``His skin [was] puckered up in
wrinkles.'' --Spectator.
\Puck"er\, n. 1. A fold; a wrinkle; a collection of folds. 2. A state of perplexity or anxiety; confusion; bother; agitation. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] |
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