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Meaning Of Crimp
v. t.
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.
v. t.
To pinch and hold; to seize.
v. t.
to entrap into the military or naval service; as, to
crimp seamen.
v. t.
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.
a.
Easily crumbled; friable; brittle.
a.
Weak; inconsistent; contradictory.
n.
A coal broker.
n.
One who decoys or entraps men into the military or naval
service.
n.
A keeper of a low lodging house where sailors and emigrants
are entrapped and fleeced.