Obs. exc. dial. Also 5–6 fromple, 5 frompel, 6 frompill. [? ad. Du. verrompelen (Kilian) of same meaning, f. ver- = FOR- + rompelen to RUMPLE.]

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  1.  trans. To wrinkle, crumple.

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1398.  Trevisa, Barth. De P. R., V. l. (1495), 168. The flesshe in the buttockes is fromplyd and knotty.

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c. 1489.  Caxton, Sonnes of Aymon, i. 48. He frompeled his forhede and knytted his browes.

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1493.  Festivall (W. de W., 1515), 112 b. She founde all his clothes frompled.

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1578.  Lyte, Dodoens, VI. iv. 660. The leaves are not smoth, but crompled or frompled.

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1611.  Cotgr., Plionner, to wrinkle, crumple, frumple.

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1825–80.  Jamieson, Frumple, to crease, to crumple.

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1828.  Carr, Craven Gloss. (ed. 2), 168. Frumple, To wrinkle, to ruffle or disorder.

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  2.  ? To rumple, tumble.

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a. 1529.  Skelton, Manerly Margery, 16. What wolde ye frompill me? now fy!

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  Hence Frumpled ppl. a.

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c. 1440.  Promp. Parv., 181/2. Frumplyd, rugatus.

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1896.  Warwicksh. Gloss., s.v., A frumpled pinafore.

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