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- Crimp - v. t. - To fold or plait in regular undulation in such a way that the material will retain the shape intended; to give a wavy appearance to; as, to crimp the border of a cap; to crimp a ruffle. Cf. Crisp.
- Crimp - v. t. - To pinch and hold; to seize.
- Crimp - v. t. - to entrap into the military or naval service; as, to crimp seamen.
- Crimp - v. t. - To cause to contract, or to render more crisp, as the flesh of a fish, by gashing it, when living, with a knife; as, to crimp skate, etc.
- Crimp - a. - Easily crumbled; friable; brittle.
- Crimp - a. - Weak; inconsistent; contradictory.
- Crimp - n. - A coal broker.
- Crimp - n. - One who decoys or entraps men into the military or naval service.
- Crimp - n. - A keeper of a low lodging house where sailors and emigrants are entrapped and fleeced.
- Crimp - n. - Hair which has been crimped; -- usually in pl.
- Crimp - n. - A game at cards.
- Crimpage - n. - The act or practice of crimping; money paid to a crimp for shipping or enlisting men.
- Crimped - imp. & p. p. - of Crimp
- Crimper - n. - One who, or that which, crimps
- Crimper - n. - A curved board or frame over which the upper of a boot or shoe is stretched to the required shape.
- Crimper - n. - A device for giving hair a wavy appearance.
- Crimper - n. - A machine for crimping or ruffling textile fabrics.
- Crimping - p. pr. & vb. n. - of Crimp
- Crimple - v. t. - To cause to shrink or draw together; to contract; to curl.
- Crimpled - imp. & p. p. - of Crimple
- Crimpling - p. pr. & vb. n. - of Crimple
- Crimpy - a. - Having a crimped appearance; frizzly; as, the crimpy wool of the Saxony sheep.
- Crimp - v. t. - To fold or plait in regular undulation in such a way that the material will retain the shape intended; to give a wavy appearance to; as, to crimp the border of a cap; to crimp a ruffle. Cf. Crisp.
- Crimp - v. t. - to entrap into the military or naval service; as, to crimp seamen.