Puck″er (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.Puckered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Puckering.] [From Poke a pocket, small bag.] To gather into small folds or wrinkles; to contract into ridges and furrows; to corrugate; — often with up; as, to pucker up the mouth. “His skin puckered up in wrinkles.” Spectator.
Content
Rights and sources
Review source, license and attribution information for this content.
Content
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.