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Definition of crimp

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Crimp (n.) One who decoys or entraps men into the military or naval service.

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Crimping :: Crimping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crim.

Crimp :: Crimp (v. t.) To pinch and hold; to seize.

Crimp :: Crimp (n.) A coal broker.

Crimper :: Crimper (n.) A device for giving hair a wavy appearance.

Scrimped :: Scrimped (imp. & p. p.) of Scrim.

Skrimp :: Skrimp (v. t.) See Scrimp.

Crimp :: 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..

Gauffer :: Gauffer (v. t.) To plait, crimp, or flute; to goffer, as lace. See Goffer..

Crimp :: Crimp (a.) Weak; inconsistent; contradictory.

Scrimping :: Scrimping () a. & n. from Scrimp, v. t..

Scrimp :: Scrimp (v. t.) To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; as, to scrimp the pattern of a coat..

Crimpy :: Crimpy (a.) Having a crimped appearance; frizzly; as, the crimpy wool of the Saxony sheep..

Crimpage :: Crimpage (n.) The act or practice of crimping; money paid to a crimp for shipping or enlisting men.

Crimper :: Crimper (n.) One who, or that which, crimps.

Crimp :: Crimp (n.) A game at cards.

Frill :: Frill (v. t.) To provide or decorate with a frill or frills; to turn back. in crimped plaits; as, to frill a cap..

Crimp :: Crimp (n.) A keeper of a low lodging house where sailors and emigrants are entrapped and fleeced.

Scrimp :: Scrimp (n.) A pinching miser; a niggard.

Crimp :: 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..

Crape :: Crape (n.) A thin, crimped stuff, made of raw silk gummed and twisted on the mill. Black crape is much used for mourning garments, also for the dress of some clergymen..