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wrinkled

/ˈɹɪŋkl̩d/ adjective B2
  1. Uneven, with many furrows and prominent points, often in reference to the skin or hide of animals. · As the ocean receded from the beach it left the sand appearing wrinkled.
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That night came Aunt Ellen, gentle, sentimental, wrinkled, sighing, oppressed by wealth, in to Brother Anthony at his evening paper, and began discourse on the subject of lovers’ woes.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 12 · C1
“I’ve enjoyed every minute of the time,” said Anne, throwing her arms impulsively about the old woman’s neck and kissing her wrinkled cheek.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 240 · C1
For they saw, standing in just the spot the screen had hidden, a little old man, with a bald head and a wrinkled face, who seemed to be as much surprised as they were.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 105 · B2
A Fox asked him, “How can you pretend to prescribe for others, when you are unable to heal your own lame gait and wrinkled skin?”
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 83 · B2

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