01 a. Wrinkled; crumpled; furrowed; contracted into ridges and furrows.
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Wrinkled; crumpled; furrowed; contracted into ridges and furrows.
Entry
2 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Corrugate
02 v. t. To form or shape into wrinkles or folds, or alternate ridges and grooves, as by drawing, contraction, pressure, bending, or otherwise; to w…
imp. & p. p.
Corrugated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Corrugating
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1.
To form or shape into wrinkles or folds, or alternate ridges and grooves, as by drawing, contraction, pressure, bending, or otherwise; to wrinkle; to purse up; as, to corrugate plates of iron; to corrugate the forehead.
Phrases & compounds
Corrugated iron —
sheet iron bent into a series of alternate ridges and grooves in parallel lines, giving it greater stiffness.
Corrugated paper —
a thick, coarse paper corrugated in order to give it elasticity. It is used as a wrapping material for fragile articles, as bottles.