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..
Crimp :: Crimp (v. t.) To pinch and hold; to seize.
Crimp :: Crimp (v. t.) to entrap into the military or naval service; as, to crimp seamen..
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..
Crimp :: Crimp (a.) Easily crumbled; friable; brittle.
Crimp :: Crimp (a.) Weak; inconsistent; contradictory.
Crimp :: Crimp (n.) A coal broker.
Crimp :: Crimp (n.) One who decoys or entraps men into the military or naval service.
Crimp :: Crimp (n.) A keeper of a low lodging house where sailors and emigrants are entrapped and fleeced.
Crimp :: Crimp (n.) Hair which has been crimped; -- usually in pl.
Crimp :: Crimp (n.) A game at cards.
Crimpage :: Crimpage (n.) The act or practice of crimping; money paid to a crimp for shipping or enlisting men.
Crimped :: Crimped (imp. & p. p.) of Crim.
Crimper :: Crimper (n.) One who, or that which, crimps.
Crimper :: Crimper (n.) A curved board or frame over which the upper of a boot or shoe is stretched to the required shape.
Crimper :: Crimper (n.) A device for giving hair a wavy appearance.
Crimper :: Crimper (n.) A machine for crimping or ruffling textile fabrics.
Crimping :: Crimping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crim.
Crimple :: Crimple (v. t.) To cause to shrink or draw together; to contract; to curl.
Crimpled :: Crimpled (imp. & p. p.) of Crimpl.
Crimpling :: Crimpling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crimpl.
Crimpy :: Crimpy (a.) Having a crimped appearance; frizzly; as, the crimpy wool of the Saxony sheep..
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..
Scrimp :: Scrimp (a.) Short; scanty; curtailed.
Scrimp :: Scrimp (n.) A pinching miser; a niggard.
Scrimped :: Scrimped (imp. & p. p.) of Scrim.
Scrimping :: Scrimping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scrim.
Scrimping :: Scrimping () a. & n. from Scrimp, v. t..
Scrimpingly :: Scrimpingly (adv.) In a scrimping manner.
Scrimpness :: Scrimpness (n.) The state of being scrimp.
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