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pucker

puc·ker

UK/ˈpʌkə(ɹ)/ US/ˈpʌkɜr/ uncommon slang
verb (3) noun (1)

verb

1.

to gather something into small wrinkles or folds

  • “She puckered her lips”
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2.
3.

become wrinkled or drawn together

  • “her lips puckered”
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noun

1.

an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)

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Origin

Origin obscure. Perhaps continuing Middle English pukkeren (“to hoard, save”, literally “to sack, stow away in a poke or bag”) with a change in meaning (compare purse (“to pucker”)). Alternatively, perhaps a direct alteration of poke (verb, or the noun meaning "a small bag"). By surface analysis, poke + -er.

Phrases

  • pucker factor

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