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.
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One who abducts.
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The quality or state of being angular; angularness.
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To twist or form into ringlets; to crisp, as the hair.
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To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over another part of; to double; as, to fold cloth; to fold a letter.
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Alt. of Kidnapper
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One who steals or forcibly carries away a human being; a manstealer.
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A tuft of hair; a flock or small quantity of wool, hay, or other like substance; a tress or ringlet of hair.
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One who snatches, or takes abruptly.
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See Waive.
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A musical wind instrument, consisting of a hollow cylinder or pipe, with holes along its length, stopped by the fingers or by keys which are opened b…
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A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop or curl; a doubling in a cord.
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A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait.
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See Plait.
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To gather into small folds or wrinkles; to contract into ridges and furrows; to corrugate; -- often with up; as, to pucker up the mouth.
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A roc.
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A little lock of hair, plastered in a spiral form on the temple or forehead with spittle, or other adhesive substance.
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To move or turn round rapidly; to whirl round; to move and turn rapidly with the fingers.
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To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.
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A thin, crimped stuff, made of raw silk gummed and twisted on the mill. Black crape is much used for mourning garments, also for the dress of some cl…
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A thin, crimped stuff, made of raw silk gummed and twisted on the mill. Black crape is much used for mourning garments, also for the dress of some cl…
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To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over another part of; to double; as, to fold cloth; to fold a letter.
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To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over another part of; to double; as, to fold cloth; to fold a letter.
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A folding or fold; a plait.
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A folding or fold; a plait.
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To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for use by drawing into a curve; as, to ben…
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A thin, crimped stuff, made of raw silk gummed and twisted on the mill. Black crape is much used for mourning garments, also for the dress of some cl…
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See Creese.
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One who, or that which, crimps
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The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending.
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To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over another part of; to double; as, to fold cloth; to fold a letter.
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See Friz, v. t. & n.
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To curl or crisp, as hair; to friz; to crinkle.
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A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop or curl; a doubling in a cord.
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To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to squeeze or compress, as be…
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A folding or fold; a plait.
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