- Crisping iron
- 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.
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2. To cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to wrinkle; to cause to ripple. Cf. {Crimp}. [1913 Webster]
The lover with the myrtle sprays Adorns his crisped tresses. --Drayton. [1913 Webster]
Along the crisped shades and bowers. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
The crisped brooks, Rolling on orient pearl and sands of gold. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
3. To make crisp or brittle, as in cooking. [1913 Webster]
{Crisping iron}, an instrument by which hair or any textile fabric is crisped.
{Crisping pin}, the simplest form of crisping iron. --Is. iii. 22. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.