CRIMP


Meaning of CRIMP in English

v. & n.

v.tr. 1 compress into small folds or ridges; frill. 2 make narrow wrinkles or flutings in; corrugate. 3 make waves in (the hair) with a hot iron.

n. a crimped thing or form. put a crimp in US sl. thwart; interfere with. crimper n. crimpy adj. crimpily adv. crimpiness n.

[ ME, prob. ult. f. OHG krimphan ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.