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Crisp
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(v. i.) To undulate or ripple. Cf. Crisp, v. t.
(2):
(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.
(3):
(a.) To make crisp or brittle, as in cooking.
(4):
(a.) Lively; sparking; effervescing.
(5):
(a.) Curled with the ripple of the water.
(6):
(a.) Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness; in a fresh, unwilted condition.
(7):
(a.) Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.
(8):
(a.) To curl; to form into ringlets, as hair, or the nap of cloth; to interweave, as the branches of trees.
(9):
(a.) To cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to wrinkle; to cause to ripple. Cf. Crimp.
(10):
(a.) Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively.
(11):
(a.) Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture; as, crisp snow.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Crisp'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/crisp.html. 1828.
