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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Crisp \Crisp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crisped} (kr?spt); p. pr & vb n. {Crisping}.] [L. crispare, fr crispus. See {Crisp}. a. ] 1. To curl; to form into ringlets, as hair, or the nap of cloth; to interweave, as the branches of trees. 2. To cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to wrinkle; to cause to ripple. Cf {Crimp}. The lover with the myrtle sprays Adorns his crisped tresses. --Drayton. Along the crisped shades and bowers. --Milton. The crisped brooks, Rolling on orient pearl and sands of gold. --Milton. 3. To make crisp or brittle, as in cooking. {Crisping iron}, an instrument by which hair or any textile fabric is crisped. {Crisping pin}, the simplest form of crisping iron. --Is. iii. 22.
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