2 entries under this word

Pucker

Pŭck'er, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. PUCKERED; p. pr. & vb. n. PUCKERING.] [Eng. poke, a pocket, small bag, q. v.] To gather into small folds or wrinkles; to contract into ridges and furrows; to corrugate; —often followed by up. “His face pale and withered, and his skin puckered in wrinkles.” Spectator.

Pŭck'er, n.

noun

n. 1. A fold or wrinkle, or a collection of folds.

Sense 2. A state of perplexity or anxiety; confusion; bother; agitation. [Prov. Eng. Colloq. U. S.]