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Imping
(gcide) | Imping \Imp"ing\ ([i^]mp"[i^]ng), n. [See Imp to graft.]
1. The act or process of grafting or mending. [Archaic]
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2. (Falconry) The process of repairing broken feathers or a
deficient wing.
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Imping
(gcide) | Imp \Imp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Imping.] [AS. impian to imp, ingraft, plant; akin to Dan.
ympe, Sw. ympa, OHG. impf[=o]n, impit[=o]n, G. impfen. See
Imp, n.]
1. To graft; to insert as a scion. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.
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2. (Falconry) To graft with new feathers, as a wing; to
splice a broken feather. Hence, [Fig.]: To repair; to
extend; to increase; to strengthen; to equip. [Archaic]
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Imp out our drooping country's broken wing. --Shak.
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Who lazily imp their wings with other men's plumes.
--Fuller.
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Here no frail Muse shall imp her crippled wing.
--Holmes.
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Help, ye tart satirists, to imp my rage
With all the scorpions that should whip this age.
--Cleveland.
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impinge
(mass) | impinge
- zasahovať |
impinge
(encz) | impinge,narážet v: Zdeněk Brožimpinge,přesahovat v: Zdeněk Brožimpinge,zasahovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
impinge on
(encz) | impinge on,narazit na Zdeněk Brož |
impinged
(encz) | impinged, |
impingement
(encz) | impingement,silně ovlivňující adj: Zdeněk Brožimpingement,srážka n: Zdeněk Brožimpingement,zasahování do něčeho Zdeněk Brož |
impinging
(encz) | impinging,zasahování n: Zdeněk Brož |
limping
(encz) | limping,kulhání n: Zdeněk Brož |
pimping
(encz) | pimping,kuplířství n: Zdeněk Brož |
primping
(encz) | primping, n: |
Crimping
(gcide) | 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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Crimping house
(gcide) | 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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Crimping iron
(gcide) | 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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Crimping machine
(gcide) | 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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Crimping pin
(gcide) | 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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Impinge
(gcide) | Impinge \Im*pinge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impinged; p. pr. &
vb. n. Impinging.] [L. impingere; pref. im- in + pangere to
fix, strike; prob. akin to pacisci to agree, contract. See
Pact, and cf. Impact.]
To fall or dash against; to touch upon; to strike; to hit; to
clash with; -- with on or upon.
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The cause of reflection is not the impinging of light
on the solid or impervious parts of bodies. --Sir I.
Newton.
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But, in the present order of things, not to be employed
without impinging on God's justice. --Bp.
Warburton.
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Impinged
(gcide) | Impinge \Im*pinge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impinged; p. pr. &
vb. n. Impinging.] [L. impingere; pref. im- in + pangere to
fix, strike; prob. akin to pacisci to agree, contract. See
Pact, and cf. Impact.]
To fall or dash against; to touch upon; to strike; to hit; to
clash with; -- with on or upon.
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The cause of reflection is not the impinging of light
on the solid or impervious parts of bodies. --Sir I.
Newton.
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But, in the present order of things, not to be employed
without impinging on God's justice. --Bp.
Warburton.
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Impingement
(gcide) | Impingement \Im*pinge"ment\, n.
The act of impinging.
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Impingent
(gcide) | Impingent \Im*pin"gent\, a. [L. impingens, p. pr.]
Striking against or upon.
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Impinging
(gcide) | Impinge \Im*pinge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impinged; p. pr. &
vb. n. Impinging.] [L. impingere; pref. im- in + pangere to
fix, strike; prob. akin to pacisci to agree, contract. See
Pact, and cf. Impact.]
To fall or dash against; to touch upon; to strike; to hit; to
clash with; -- with on or upon.
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The cause of reflection is not the impinging of light
on the solid or impervious parts of bodies. --Sir I.
Newton.
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But, in the present order of things, not to be employed
without impinging on God's justice. --Bp.
Warburton.
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Impinguate
(gcide) | Impinguate \Im*pin"guate\, v. t. [L. impinguatus, p. p. of
impinguare to fatten; pref. im- in + pinguis fat.]
To fatten; to make fat. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Impinguation
(gcide) | Impinguation \Im`pin*gua"tion\, n.
The act of making fat, or the state of being fat or fattened.
[Obs.]
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Limping
(gcide) | Limp \Limp\ (l[i^]mp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Limped (l[i^]mt;
215); p. pr. & vb. n. Limping.] [Cf. AS. lemphealt lame,
OHG. limphen to limp, be weak; perh. akin to E. lame, or to
limp, a [root]120.]
To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively. --Shak.
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Limpingly
(gcide) | Limpingly \Limp"ing*ly\ (l[i^]mp"[i^]ng*l[y^]), adv.
In a limping manner.
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Pimping
(gcide) | Pimp \Pimp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pimped (p[i^]mt; 215); p. pr.
& vb. n. Pimping.]
To procure women for the gratification of others' lusts; to
pander. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]Pimping \Pimp"ing\, a. [Cf. G. pimpelig, pimpelnd, sickly,
weak.]
1. Little; petty; pitiful. [Obs.] --Crabbe.
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2. Puny; sickly. [Local, U.S.]
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Scrimping
(gcide) | Scrimp \Scrimp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scrimped (?; 215); p. pr.
& vb. n. Scrimping.] [Cf. Dan. skrumpe, G. schrumpfen, D.
krimpen. Cf. Shrimp, Shrink.]
To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on
short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; as, to
scrimp the pattern of a coat.
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a. & n. from Scrimp, v. t.
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Scrimping bar, a device used in connection with a calico
printing machine for stretching the fabric breadthwise so
that it may be smooth for printing. --Knight.
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Scrimping bar
(gcide) | Scrimping \Scrimp"ing\,
a. & n. from Scrimp, v. t.
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Scrimping bar, a device used in connection with a calico
printing machine for stretching the fabric breadthwise so
that it may be smooth for printing. --Knight.
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Scrimpingly
(gcide) | Scrimpingly \Scrimp"ing*ly\, adv.
In a scrimping manner.
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Skimping
(gcide) | Skimp \Skimp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skimped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Skimping.] [Cf. Skinch, Scamp, v. t.]
1. To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp. [Prov. Eng. &
Colloq. U.S.]
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2. To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.
[Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]
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impinge
(wn) | impinge
v 1: impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an
individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"
[syn: impinge, encroach, entrench, trench]
2: advance beyond the usual limit [syn: encroach, infringe,
impinge] |
impinge on
(wn) | impinge on
v 1: hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a
tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" [syn: hit,
strike, impinge on, run into, collide with] [ant:
miss] |
impingement
(wn) | impingement
n 1: influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of
American values on European culture" [syn: impingement,
encroachment, impact]
2: a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against
something [syn: impingement, impaction] |
impinging
(wn) | impinging
n 1: the physical coming together of two or more things;
"contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull" [syn:
contact, impinging, striking] |
limping
(wn) | limping
n 1: disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
[syn: lameness, limping, gimp, gimpiness,
gameness, claudication] |
primping
(wn) | primping
n 1: careful or finicky grooming; "the primping alone took more
than an hour" |
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