corrugates

The system corrugates the walls of the heart, rippled ridges of sand on a wide beach, the Vena Cava rises and falls in somatic steadiness.

saltminer's archive I James Claffey 2011

All the winter the drifting pack changes — grows by freezing, thickens by rafting, and corrugates by pressure.

South: the story of Shackleton’s last expedition 1914–1917 2006

And no wonder; for a very slight proportion of tannic acid in the water corrugates and stiffens the thin, smooth skin of the anemone, like the tanning of leather.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 Various

The African pig is more noted for his _speed_ than for the rashers he offers when his race is run; he is tough, and grunts vapidly; his tail corrugates rather than curls; he eschews jewellery -- his nose is free; and the land also being free, he pays no rent.

The Siege of Kimberley T. Phelan

The Palmaris brevis corrugates the skin on the ulnar side of the palm.

IV. Myology. 1F. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Hand 1918

Anything wet that touches it corrugates the surface a little, and you can tell with a microscope if someone's been playing at it.

Mr. Standfast John Buchan 1907

His inky fingers become large, manly hands, his drooping scholastic back stiffens, his elbows go out, his etiolated complexion corrugates and darkens, his moustaches increase and grow and spread, and curl up horribly; a large, red scar, a sabre cut, grows lurid over one eye.

Little Wars; a game for boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys' games and books. 1906

His forehead was unwrinkled -- a rare thing in that prairie country where the dry air corrugates the skin; his light-brown hair curled loosely on the brow, graduating back to closer, crisper curls which in their thickness made a kind of furry cap.

Wild Youth, Complete Gilbert Parker 1897

His forehead was unwrinkled -- a rare thing in that prairie country where the dry air corrugates the skin; his light-brown hair curled loosely on the brow, graduating back to closer, crisper curls which in their thickness made a kind of furry cap.

The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897

His forehead was unwrinkled -- a rare thing in that prairie country where the dry air corrugates the skin; his light-brown hair curled loosely on the brow, graduating back to closer, crisper curls which in their thickness made a kind of furry cap.

Wild Youth, Volume 1. Gilbert Parker 1897