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EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

the Muskogean language of this people muscogee sense 2

NOTE: Creek is the name by which the Muscogee people were known to English settlers prior to their forcible removal to Indian Territory. Present-day members of this nation live under the name Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

First Known Use

1725, in the meaning defined at sense 1

crinkle

verb

crin·kle

ˈkriŋ-kəl

crinkled; crinkling ˈkriŋ-k(ə-)liŋ

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

intransitive verb
to form many short bends or ripples
wrinkle
to give forth a thin crackling sound rustle //crinkling silksa>
the Muskogean language of this people muscogee sense 2
NOTE: Creek is the name by which the Muscogee people were known to English settlers prior to their forcible removal to Indian Territory. Present-day members of this nation live under the name Muscogee (Creek) Nation.