| slovo | definícia |
crimp
(mass) | crimp
- prekážka |
crimp
(encz) | crimp,klacek pod nohy n: [amer.] [slang.] PetrV |
crimp
(encz) | crimp,překážka n: [amer.] [slang.] PetrV |
crimp
(encz) | crimp,zploštit v: web |
crimp
(encz) | crimp,zvlnění n: Zdeněk Brož |
Crimp
(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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Crimp
(gcide) | 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
(gcide) | 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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crimp
(wn) | crimp
n 1: an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the
napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her
blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
[syn: fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp,
bend]
2: someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or
soldiers [syn: crimp, crimper]
3: a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled
v 1: make ridges into by pinching together [syn: crimp,
pinch]
2: curl tightly; "crimp hair" [syn: crimp, crape, frizzle,
frizz, kink up, kink] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
scrimp
(mass) | scrimp
- šetriť |
crimper
(encz) | crimper,konektorovací kleště n: [tech.] xkomczaxcrimper,krimplovací kleště n: [tech.] xkomczaxcrimper,krimpovací kleště n: [tech.] xkomczaxcrimper,stroj ke kadeření Zdeněk Brož |
scrimp
(encz) | scrimp,skrblit Zdeněk Brožscrimp,šetřit v: Zdeněk Brož |
scrimpy
(encz) | scrimpy, adj: |
Boot crimp
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]Boot \Boot\, n. [OE. bote, OF. bote, F. botte, LL. botta; of
uncertain origin.]
1. A covering for the foot and lower part of the leg,
ordinarily made of leather.
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2. An instrument of torture for the leg, formerly used to
extort confessions, particularly in Scotland.
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So he was put to the torture, which in Scotland they
call the boots; for they put a pair of iron boots
close on the leg, and drive wedges between them and
the leg. --Bp. Burnet.
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3. A place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode;
also, a low outside place before and behind the body of
the coach. [Obs.]
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4. A place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned
stagecoach.
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5. An apron or cover (of leather or rubber cloth) for the
driving seat of a vehicle, to protect from rain and mud.
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6. (Plumbing) The metal casing and flange fitted about a pipe
where it passes through a roof.
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Boot catcher, the person at an inn whose business it was to
pull off boots and clean them. [Obs.] --Swift.
Boot closer, one who, or that which, sews the uppers of
boots.
Boot crimp, a frame or device used by bootmakers for
drawing and shaping the body of a boot.
Boot hook, a hook with a handle, used for pulling on boots.
Boots and saddles (Cavalry Tactics), the trumpet call which
is the first signal for mounted drill.
Sly boots. See Slyboots, in the Vocabulary.
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Crimp
(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.
[1913 Webster]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.
[1913 Webster]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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Crimpage
(gcide) | Crimpage \Crimp"age\ (-?j), n.
The act or practice of crimping; money paid to a crimp for
shipping or enlisting men.
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Crimped
(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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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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Crimper
(gcide) | Crimper \Crimp"er\ (-[~a]r), n.
One who, or that which, crimps; as:
(a) A curved board or frame over which the upper of a boot or
shoe is stretched to the required shape.
(b) A device for giving hair a wavy appearance.
(c) A machine for crimping or ruffling textile fabrics.
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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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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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Crimple
(gcide) | Crimple \Crim"ple\ (kr?m"p'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crimpled
(-p'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Crimpling (-pl?ng).] [Dim. of
crimp, v. t. ]
To cause to shrink or draw together; to contract; to curl.
[R.] --Wiseman.
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Crimpled
(gcide) | Crimple \Crim"ple\ (kr?m"p'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crimpled
(-p'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Crimpling (-pl?ng).] [Dim. of
crimp, v. t. ]
To cause to shrink or draw together; to contract; to curl.
[R.] --Wiseman.
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Crimpling
(gcide) | Crimple \Crim"ple\ (kr?m"p'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crimpled
(-p'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Crimpling (-pl?ng).] [Dim. of
crimp, v. t. ]
To cause to shrink or draw together; to contract; to curl.
[R.] --Wiseman.
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Crimpy
(gcide) | Crimpy \Crimp"y\ (kr?mp"?), a.
Having a crimped appearance; frizzly; as, the crimpy wool of
the Saxony sheep.
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Scrimp
(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.
[1913 Webster]Scrimp \Scrimp\, a.
Short; scanty; curtailed.
[1913 Webster]Scrimp \Scrimp\, n.
A pinching miser; a niggard. [U.S.]
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Scrimped
(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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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.
[1913 Webster]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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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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Scrimpness
(gcide) | Scrimpness \Scrimp"ness\, n.
The state of being scrimp.
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Scrimption
(gcide) | Scrimption \Scrimp"tion\, n.
A small portion; a pittance; a little bit. [Prov. Eng.]
--Halliwell.
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crimper
(wn) | crimper
n 1: someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors
or soldiers [syn: crimp, crimper]
2: a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around
which the hair is wound to curl it; "a woman with her head
full of curlers is not a pretty sight" [syn: curler, {hair
curler}, roller, crimper] |
scrimp
(wn) | scrimp
v 1: subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp" [syn:
scrimp, stint, skimp] |
scrimpy
(wn) | scrimpy
adj 1: deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager
resources"; "meager fare" [syn: meager, meagre,
meagerly, stingy, scrimpy] [ant: ample] |
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