"crinkle-crankle" meaning in All languages combined

See crinkle-crankle on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: cringle-crangle [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} crinkle-crankle (not comparable)
  1. Of a garden wall: built in a repeating series of curves. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Walls and fences
    Sense id: en-crinkle-crankle-en-adj-bLn569V8 Disambiguation of Walls and fences: 95 5 Categories (other): English apophonic reduplications, English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English apophonic reduplications: 94 6 Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 78 22 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3

Noun [English]

Forms: crinkle-crankles [plural], cringle-crangle [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} crinkle-crankle (plural crinkle-crankles)
  1. A curve or twist.
    Sense id: en-crinkle-crankle-en-noun-K3p0WIki

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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