corrugate

Etymology

From Latin corrūgō (“I wrinkle; I corrugate”), from con- + rūga (“furrow”). Compare Spanish acurrucar (“to snuggle; to curl up because of the cold; to huddle”).

verb

  1. (of the skin) To wrinkle.
  2. To fold into parallel folds, grooves or ridges.

adj

  1. (obsolete) corrugated; wrinkled; crumpled; furrowed

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