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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
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     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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
     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 crisped
              tresses.                              --Drayton.
  
              Along the crisped shades and bowers.  --Milton.
  
              The 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.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  crisping
     n.
     (lb en topology) A crisp, clearly-defined object that exists within a
  more vaguely defined object.
     vb.
     (present participle of en crisp nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  crisping
     n.
     (lb en topology) A crisp, clearly-defined object that exists within a
  more vaguely defined object.
     vb.
     (present participle of en crisp nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  crisping
     n.
     (lb en topology) A crisp, clearly-defined object that exists within a
  more vaguely defined object.
     vb.
     (present participle of en crisp nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  crisping
     n.
     (lb en topology) A crisp, clearly-defined object that exists within a
  more vaguely defined object.
     vb.
     (present participle of en crisp nocat=1)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  crisping
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en crisp ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb crisp)

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]


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