Crimp
Definition of Crimp
Pronunciation: krĭmp | v. t. | 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. | | 2. | To pinch and hold; to seize. | | 3. | to entrap into the military or naval service; as, to crimp seamen. | | 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. | | 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. | | a. | 1. | Easily crumbled; friable; brittle. | | 2. | Weak; inconsistent; contradictory. | | n. | 1. | A coal broker. | | 2. | One who decoys or entraps men into the military or naval service. | | 3. | A keeper of a low lodging house where sailors and emigrants are entrapped and fleeced. | | 4. | Hair which has been crimped; - usually in pl. | | 5. | A game at cards. |
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