Толковый словарь английского языка - crimp
Crimp
crimp
I. transitive verb Etymology: Dutch or Low German krimpen to shrivel; akin to Middle Dutch crampe hook, cramp Date: 1712 to cause to become wavy, bent, or pinched: as, to form (leather) into a desired shape, to give (synthetic fibers) a curl or wave like that of natural fibers, to pinch or press together (as the margins of a pie crust) in order to seal, to be an inhibiting or restraining influence on ; cramp , ~er noun II. noun Date: 1863 something produced by or as if by ~ing: as, a section of hair artificially waved or curled, a succession of waves (as in wool fiber), a bend or crease formed in something, something that cramps or inhibits ; restraint , curb , III. noun Etymology: perhaps from 1~ Date: 1758 a person who entraps or forces men into shipping as sailors or into enlisting in an army or navy, IV. transitive verb Date: 1812 to trap into military or sea service ; impress
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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. Phrases and idioms put a crimp in US sl. thwart; interfere with. Derivatives crimper n. crimpy adj. crimpily adv. crimpiness n. Etymology: ME, prob. ult. f. OHG krimphan ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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