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