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Crimp \Crimp\ (kr[i^]mp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crimped}
(kr[i^]mt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crimping}.] [Akin to D.
krimpen to shrink, shrivel, Sw. krympa, Dan. krympe, and to
E. cramp. See {Cramp}.]
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}.
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The comely hostess in a crimped cap. --W. Irving.
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2. To pinch and hold; to seize.
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3. Hence, to entrap into the military or naval service; as,
to crimp seamen.
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Coaxing and courting with intent to crimp him.
--Carlyle.
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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.
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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.
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{Crimping house}, a low lodging house, into which men are
decoyed and plied with drink, to induce them to ship or
enlist as sailors or soldiers.

{Crimping iron}.
(a) An iron instrument for crimping and curling the hair.
(b) A crimping machine.

{Crimping machine}, a machine with fluted rollers or with
dies, for crimping ruffles, leather, iron, etc.

{Crimping pin}, an instrument for crimping or puckering the
border of a lady's cap.
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Crimp \Crimp\, a.
1. Easily crumbled; friable; brittle. [R.]
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Now the fowler . . . treads the crimp earth. --J.
Philips.
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2. Weak; inconsistent; contradictory. [R.]
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The evidence is crimp; the witnesses swear backward
and forward, and contradict themselves. --Arbuthnot.
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Crimp \Crimp\, n.
1. A coal broker. [Prov. Eng.] --De Foe.
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2. One who decoys or entraps men into the military or naval
service. -- Marryat.
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3. A keeper of a low lodging house where sailors and
emigrants are entrapped and fleeced.
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4. Hair which has been crimped; -- usually in pl.
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5. A game at cards. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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{Boot crimp}. See under {Boot}.
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