CRIMP
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Crimp (krĭmp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crimped (krĭmt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. Crimping.] [Akin to D. krimpen to shrink, shrivel, Sw. krympa, Dan. krympe, and to E. cramp. See Cramp.] 1. 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.
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The comely hostess in a crimped cap.
W. Irving.
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2. To pinch and hold; to seize.
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3. Hence, to entrap into the military or naval service; as, to crimp seamen.
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Coaxing and courting with intent to crimp him.
Carlyle.
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4. (Cookery) 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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5. (Firearms) 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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Crimping house, a low lodging house, into which men are decoyed and plied with drink, to induce them to ship or enlist as sailors or soldiers. -- Crimping iron. (a) An iron instrument for crimping and curling the hair. (b) A crimping machine. -- Crimping machine, a machine with fluted rollers or with dies, for crimping ruffles, leather, iron, etc. -- Crimping pin, an instrument for crimping or puckering the border of a lady's cap.
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Crimp, a. 1. Easily crumbled; friable; brittle. [R.]
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Now the fowler . . . treads the crimp earth.
J. Philips.
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2. Weak; inconsistent; contradictory. [R.]
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The evidence is crimp; the witnesses swear backward and forward, and contradict themselves.
Arbuthnot.
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Crimp, n. 1. A coal broker. [Prov. Eng.] De Foe.
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2. One who decoys or entraps men into the military or naval service. Marryat.
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3. A keeper of a low lodging house where sailors and emigrants are entrapped and fleeced.
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4. Hair which has been crimped; -- usually in pl.
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5. A game at cards. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Boot crimp. See under Boot.
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