Definition of crimp

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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..

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Crape :: Crape (n.) To form into ringlets; to curl; to crimp; to friz; as, to crape the hair; to crape silk..
Crimp :: Crimp (a.) Easily crumbled; friable; brittle.
Goffer :: Goffer (v. t.) To plait, flute, or crimp. See Gauffer..
Crimpling :: Crimpling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crimpl.
Crimpage :: Crimpage (n.) The act or practice of crimping; money paid to a crimp for shipping or enlisting men.
Skrimp :: Skrimp (v. t.) See Scrimp.
Crimper :: Crimper (n.) A machine for crimping or ruffling textile fabrics.
Flounder :: Flounder (n.) A tool used in crimping boot fronts.
Gauffer :: Gauffer (v. t.) To plait, crimp, or flute; to goffer, as lace. See Goffer..
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..
Crisp :: Crisp (a.) To cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to wrinkle; to cause to ripple. Cf. Crimp..
Crimp :: Crimp (n.) A coal broker.
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.
Crimper :: Crimper (n.) A curved board or frame over which the upper of a boot or shoe is stretched to the required shape.
Crimpled :: Crimpled (imp. & p. p.) of Crimpl.
Calver :: Calver (v. i.) To crimp; as, calvered salmon..
Scrimping :: Scrimping () a. & n. from Scrimp, v. t..
Scrimp :: Scrimp (n.) A pinching miser; a niggard.
Scrimpness :: Scrimpness (n.) The state of being scrimp.
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