CRIMP, adjective [See Crumble.] 1. Easily crumbled; friable; brittle. [Little used.] The fowler--treads the crimp earth. 2. Not consistent. [Not used.] CRIMP, verb transitive To catch; to seize; to pinch and hold. [See Crimple.] CRIMP, verb transitive To curl or frizzle; as, to crimp the hair. This is evidently the same word as the foregoing. CRIMP, noun 1. In England, an agent for coal-merchants, and for persons concerned in shipping. 2. One who decoys another into the naval or military service. 3. A game at cards.
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