| Crimp (crimp) |
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| v. t. | (kr***ibreve]mp) |
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| Crimp |
| [imp. *** p. p. Crimped (kr&ibreve]mt;
215); p. pr. *** vb. n. Crimping.] [Akin
to D. krimpen to shrink, shrivel, Sw. krympa, Dan.
krympe, and to E. cramp. See C |
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.
To pinch and hold; to seize.
to entrap into the military or
naval service; as, to crimp seamen.
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.
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Easily crumbled; friable; brittle.
Weak; inconsistent;
contradictory.
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A
coal broker.
One who decoys or entraps men into the
military or naval service.
A keeper of a low lodging house where
sailors and emigrants are entrapped and fleeced.
Hair which has been crimped; --
usually in pl.
A game at cards.
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In
cartridge making, to fold the edge of (a cartridge case) inward so as
to close the mouth partly and confine the charge.
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