wrinkle
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noun
1. a slight line or fold in something, especially fabric or the skin of the face.: わずかな線や折りじわ、特に布や顔の肌
(顔の)しわ, (布・紙などの)しわ, ひだ
informal a minor difficulty; a snag: さほど大きくない困難; 思いがけない問題
e.g. the organizers have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out.: 主催者はとても上手に処理できた問題があった。
2. informal a clever innovation, or useful piece of information or advice: 利口なアイデアや便利な情報やアドバイス
⦅くだけて⦆ うまい思いつき, 名案, 気の利いた助言, 妙案; コツ
e.g. learning the wrinkles from someone more experienced saves time.: 経験者からの助言を学ぶことは時間を節約する。
verb with object (often as adjective wrinkled)
make or cause lines or folds in (something, especially fabric or the skin): (何か、特に布や肌に)線や折りじわを作る
〈人が〉〈皮膚・衣類など〉にしわを作る; 〈眉など〉にしわを寄せる(up)
e.g. Dotty's wrinkled stockings.: ダティのしわの入ったストッキング
grimace and cause wrinkles on (a part of the face): しかめ面をして(顔の一部に)しわができる
e.g. he sniffed and wrinkled his nose.: 彼は鼻であしらって鼻にシワを寄せた。
wrinkle one's nose: 鼻にしわを寄せる(不快・不機嫌を表す表情)
no object form or become marked with lines or folds: 線やしわをつくる、できる
〈皮膚・衣類などが〉しわが寄る, しわになる(up)
e.g. her brow wrinkled.: 彼女のシワの寄った額
ORIGIN
late Middle English: origin obscure, possibly a back-formation from the Old English past participle gewrinclod ‘sinuous’ (of which no infinitive is recorded).