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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

2 entries under this word

Shrivel

Shriv'el, v. i.

verbintransitive

(shrĭv'l), v. i. [Cf. Icel. skrīfl, a thing torn, and Eng. rivel.] To draw, or be drawn, into wrinkles; to shrink and form corrugations; as, a leaf shrivels in the hot sun; the skin shrivels with age.

Shriv'el, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. SHRIVELED, or SHRIVELLED; p. pr. & vb. n. SHRIVELING, or SHRIVELLING.] To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink into corrugations.