- gecrympan
- wv/t1b to curl
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
gecrympan
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crimp — crimp1 crimper, n. /krimp/, v.t. 1. to press into small regular folds; make wavy. 2. to curl (hair), esp. with the use of a curling iron. 3. to press or draw together, as the ends of something. 4. to check, restrain, or inhibit; hinder:… … Universalium
crimp — 1630s; O.E. had gecrympan to crimp, curl, but the modern word probably is from M.Du. or Low German crimpen/krimpen to shrink, crimp. Related: Crimped; crimping. The noun is attested from 1863, originally natural curl in wool fiber. To put a crimp … Etymology dictionary
crimp — verb 1》 compress into small folds or ridges. ↘connect by squeezing together. ↘[often as adjective crimped] make waves in (hair) with a hot iron. 2》 (also put a crimp in) N. Amer. informal have a limiting or adverse effect on. noun 1》 a… … English new terms dictionary
crimp — I [[t]krɪmp[/t]] v. t. 1) to press into small regular folds; make wavy 2) clo to curl (hair), esp. with a curling iron 3) to seal by pressing together 4) to restrain or hinder 5) to corrugate (sheet metal, cardboard, etc.) 6) clo to bend… … From formal English to slang
crimp — I. /krɪmp / (say krimp) verb (t) 1. to press into small regular folds; frill; corrugate; make wavy. 2. to curl (hair), especially with a hot iron: *her salt and pepper hair crimped into an impossible battery of waves –colleen mccullough, 1975. 3 …
