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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crisp \Crisp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crisped} (kr?spt); p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Crisping}.] [L. crispare, fr. crispus. See {Crisp}.
     a. ]
     1. To curl; to form into ringlets, as hair, or the nap of
        cloth; to interweave, as the branches of trees.
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     2. To cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to
        wrinkle; to cause to ripple. Cf. {Crimp}.
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              The lover with the myrtle sprays
              Adorns his crisped tresses.           --Drayton.
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              Along the crisped shades and bowers.  --Milton.
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              The crisped brooks,
              Rolling on orient pearl and sands of gold. --Milton.
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     3. To make crisp or brittle, as in cooking.
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     {Crisping iron}, an instrument by which hair or any textile
        fabric is crisped.
  
     {Crisping pin}, the simplest form of crisping iron. --Is.
        iii. 22.
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