crisp /ˈkrɪsp/
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Crisp a.
1. Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.
2. Curled with the ripple of the water. [Poetic]
You nymphs called Naiads, of the winding brooks . . .
Leave jour crisp channels. --Shak.
3. Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture; as, crisp snow.
The 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, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crisped 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 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.
Crisp, v. i. To undulate or ripple. Cf. Crisp, v. t.
To watch the crisping ripples on the beach. --Tennuson.
Crisp, n. That which is crisp or brittle; the state of being crisp or brittle; as, burned to a crisp; specifically, the rind of roasted pork; crackling.
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crisp
adj 1: (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp
photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the
crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot" [syn: sharp]
2: tender and brittle; "crisp potato chips" [syn: crispy]
3: pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and
frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day";
"snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term) [syn: frosty,
nipping, nippy, snappy, parky]
4: pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when
chewed; "crisp carrot and celery sticks"; "a firm apple";
"crunchy lettuce" [syn: firm, crunchy]
5: in small tight curls [syn: frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy]
6: brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp
retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the
laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to
understand" [syn: curt, laconic, terse]
n : a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat [syn: chip,
potato chip, Saratoga chip]
v 1: make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress
got wrinkled" [syn: wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle,
scrunch, scrunch up]
2: make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"; "crisp
potatoes" [syn: toast]