Crimp

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.

To pinch and hold; to seize.

to entrap into the military or naval service; as, to crimp seamen.

To cause to contract, or to render more crisp, as the flesh of a fish, by gashing it, when living, with a knife; as, to crimp skate, etc.

Easily crumbled; friable; brittle.

Weak; inconsistent; contradictory.

A coal broker.

One who decoys or entraps men into the military or naval service.

A keeper of a low lodging house where sailors and emigrants are entrapped and fleeced.

Hair which has been crimped; -- usually in pl.

A game at cards.

someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers