Lined vs Crumpled - What's the difference?
lined | crumpled |
Having a lining, an inner layer or covering.
(of paper) Having lines, ruled.
(of skin) Having visible lines or wrinkles.
:* 1859 , , Book I, ch 4
:*: He had a healthy colour in his cheeks, and his face, though lined , bore few traces of anxiety.
(line)
Squeezed into a compact mass by irregular folds.
(crumple)
As adjectives the difference between lined and crumpled
is that lined is having a lining, an inner layer or covering while crumpled is squeezed into a compact mass by irregular folds.As verbs the difference between lined and crumpled
is that lined is past tense of line while crumpled is past tense of crumple.lined
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Fred liked fully lined trousers with his suits.
- For handwritten work Fred preferred lined paper to plain.
Verb
(head)Anagrams
*crumpled
English
Adjective
(head)- The crumpled pieces of paper were used as packing because they took up much more space that way than when they were flat.
