The comely hostess in a crimped cap. --W. Irving.
2. To pinch and hold; to seize.
3. Hence, to entrap into the military or naval service; as,
to crimp seamen.
Coaxing and courting with intent to crimp him.
--Carlyle.
4. (Cookery) 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.
{Crimping house}, a low lodging house, into which men are
decoyed and plied with drink, to induce them to ship or
enlist as sailors or soldiers.
{Crimping iron}.
(a) An iron instrument for crimping and curling the hair.
(b) A crimping machine.
{Crimping machine}, a machine with fluted rollers or with
dies, for crimping ruffles leather, iron, etc.
{Crimping pin}, an instrument for crimping or puckering the
border of a lady's cap.