| Pronunciation: | | 'pukur
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| Matching Terms: | | puckerbush, puckered, puckered-up, puckerer, puckery
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | cockle, crumple, gather, knit, ruck, ruck, ruck up, rumple, tuck |
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| | See Also: | | bend, crease, crease, crimp, crinkle, crisp, flexure, fold, plication, ruckle, run up, scrunch, scrunch up, sew, sew together, stitch, wrinkle |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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