Hypertext Webster Gateway: "crisp"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Crisp \Crisp\, v. i.
To undulate or ripple. Cf. {Crisp}, v. t.
To watch the crisping ripples on the beach. --Tennuson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Crisp \Crisp\, 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Crisp \Crisp\ (kr?sp), a. [AS. crisp, fr. L. crispus; cf.
carpere to pluck, card (wool), and E. harvest. Cf. {Crape}.]
1. Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.
2. Curled with the ripple of the water. [Poetic]
You nymphs called Naiads, of the winding brooks . .
. Leave jour crisp channels. --Shak.
3. Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short,
sharp fracture; as, crisp snow.
The cakes at tea ate short and crisp. --Goldsmith.
4. Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness; in
a fresh, unwilted condition.
It [laurel] has been plucked nine months, and yet
looks as hale and crisp as if it would last ninety
years. --Leigh Hunt.
5. Lively; sparking; effervescing.
Your neat crisp claret. --Beau. & Fl.
6. Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively.
The snug, small room, and the crisp fire. --Dickens.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. To cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to
wrinkle; to cause to ripple. Cf. {Crimp}.
The lover with the myrtle sprays Adorns his crisped
tresses. --Drayton.
Along the crisped shades and bowers. --Milton.
The crisped brooks, Rolling on orient pearl and
sands of gold. --Milton.
3. To make crisp or brittle, as in cooking.
{Crisping iron}, an instrument by which hair or any textile
fabric is crisped.
{Crisping pin}, the simplest form of crisping iron. --Is.
iii. 22.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
crisp
adj 1: (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp
photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the
crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot" [syn: {sharp}]
2: tender and brittle; "crisp potato chips" [syn: {crispy}]
3: pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and
frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day";
"snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term) [syn: {frosty},
{nipping}, {nippy}, {snappy}, {parky}]
4: pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when
chewed; "crisp carrot and celery sticks"; "a firm apple";
"crunchy lettuce" [syn: {firm}, {crunchy}]
5: in small tight curls [syn: {frizzly}, {frizzy}, {kinky}, {nappy}]
6: brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp
retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the
laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to
understand" [syn: {curt}, {laconic}, {terse}]
n : a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat [syn: {chip},
{potato chip}, {Saratoga chip}]
v 1: make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress
got wrinkled" [syn: {wrinkle}, {ruckle}, {crease}, {crinkle},
{scrunch}, {scrunch up}]
2: make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread" [syn: {toast}]
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