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Webster 1913 Edition
Crisp
Crisp
(kr?sp)
, Adj.
1.
Curling in stiff curls or ringlets;
as,
. crisp
hair2.
Curled with the ripple of the water.
[Poetic]
You nymphs called Naiads, of the winding brooks . . .
Leave jour
Leave jour
crisp
channels. Shakespeare
3.
Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture;
as,
. crisp
snowThe cakes at tea ate short and
crisp
. Goldsmith.
4.
Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness; in a fresh, unwilted condition.
It [laurel] has been plucked nine months, and yet looks as hale and
crisp
as if it would last ninety years. Leigh Hunt.
5.
Lively; sparking; effervescing.
Your neat
crisp
claret. Beau. & Fl.
6.
Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively.
The snug, small room, and the
crisp
fire. Dickens.
Crisp
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Crisped
(kr?spt)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Crisping
.] 1.
To curl; to form into ringlets, as hair, or the nap of cloth; to interweave, as the branches of trees.
2.
To cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to wrinkle; to cause to ripple. Cf.
Crimp
. The lover with the myrtle sprays
Adorns his
Adorns his
crisped
tresses. Drayton.
Along the
crisped
shades and bowers. Milton.
The
Rolling on orient pearl and sands of gold.
crisped
brooks,Rolling on orient pearl and sands of gold.
Milton.
3.
To make crisp or brittle, as in cooking.
Crisping iron
, an instrument by which hair or any textile fabric is crisped.
– Crisping pin
, the simplest form of crisping iron.
Is. iii. 22.
Crisp
,Verb.
I.
To undulate or ripple. Cf.
Crisp
, Verb.
T.
To watch the
crisping
ripples on the beach. Tennuson.
Crisp
,Noun.
That which is crisp or brittle; the state of being crisp or brittle;
as, burned to a
; specifically, the rind of roasted pork; crackling. crisp
Webster 1828 Edition
Crisp
CRISP
,Adj.
1.
Curled; formed into curls or ringlets.2.
Indented; winding; as crisp channels.3.
Brittle; friable; easily broken or crumbled.