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  • 111Rumpling — Rumple Rum ple, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Rumpled} p. pr. & vb. n. {Rumpling}.] [Cf. rimple, and D. rimpelen to wrinkle, rompelig rough, uneven, G. r[ u]mpfen to wrinkle, MHG. r[ u]mphen, OHG. rimpfan, Gr. ra mfos the crooked beak of birds of… …

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  • 112chiffonade — noun Etymology: French chiffonnade, from chiffonner to crumple, from chiffon Date: 1877 shredded or finely cut vegetables or herbs used especially as a garnish …

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  • 113buckle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English bocle, from Anglo French, boss of a shield, buckle, from Latin buccula, diminutive of bucca cheek Date: 14th century 1. a fastening for two loose ends that is attached to one and holds the other by a catch 2. an… …

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  • 114ruffle — I. verb (ruffled; ruffling) Etymology: Middle English ruffelen; akin to Low German ruffelen to crumple Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. roughen, abrade b. trouble, vex …

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  • 115rumple — I. noun Date: circa 1520 fold, wrinkle II. verb (rumpled; rumpling) Etymology: Dutch rompelen; akin to Old High German rimpfan to wrinkle Date: 1603 transitive verb 1 …

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  • 116screw — I. noun Etymology: Middle English scrue, from Middle French escroe female screw, nut, from Medieval Latin scrofa, from Latin, sow Date: 15th century 1. a. a simple machine of the inclined plane type consisting of a spirally grooved solid cylinder …

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  • 117scrunch — I. verb Etymology: alteration of 1crunch Date: circa 1790 transitive verb 1. crunch, crush 2. a. to draw or squeeze together tightly b. crumple often used with up c. to ca …

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  • 118crumply — adjective see crumple II …

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  • 119Brouwer fixed point theorem — In mathematics, the Brouwer fixed point theorem is an important fixed point theorem that applies to finite dimensional spaces and which forms the basis for several general fixed point theorems. It is named after Dutch mathematician L. E. J.… …

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  • 120Dark matter — Not to be confused with antimatter, dark energy, dark fluid or dark flow. For other uses, see Dark Matter (disambiguation) …

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