hair crimper
1Crimper — Crimp er ( [ a]r), n. One who, or that which, crimps; as: (a) A curved board or frame over which the upper of a boot or shoe is stretched to the required shape. (b) A device for giving hair a wavy appearance. (c) A machine for crimping or… …
2crimper — crimp ► VERB 1) compress into small folds or ridges. 2) make waves in (hair) with a hot iron. ► NOUN ▪ a curl, wave, or folded or compressed edge. DERIVATIVES crimper noun. ORIGIN Old English …
3crimper — noun 1. someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers • Syn: ↑crimp • Hypernyms: ↑kidnapper, ↑kidnaper, ↑abductor, ↑snatcher 2. a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it …
4hair curler — noun a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight • Syn: ↑curler, ↑roller, ↑crimper • Derivationally related forms: ↑roll (for: ↑ …
5crimp — I. /krɪmp / (say krimp) verb (t) 1. to press into small regular folds; frill; corrugate; make wavy. 2. to curl (hair), especially with a hot iron: *her salt and pepper hair crimped into an impossible battery of waves –colleen mccullough, 1975. 3 …
6Crimp — Crimp(ing) may refer to: Crimp (climbing), a small hold with little surface area Crimp (gambling), a bent corner of a card to facilitate cheating Crimp (joining), a deformity in metal used to make a join Crimp (recruitment) or shanghaiing, to… …
7crimp — crimp1 crimper, n. /krimp/, v.t. 1. to press into small regular folds; make wavy. 2. to curl (hair), esp. with the use of a curling iron. 3. to press or draw together, as the ends of something. 4. to check, restrain, or inhibit; hinder:… …
8crimp — crimp1 [krimp] vt. [< MDu crimpen, to draw together, wrinkle; akin to CRAMP1] 1. to press into narrow, regular folds; pleat or corrugate 2. to make (hair, etc.) wavy or curly 3. to gash (the flesh of a fish, etc.) so as to make the muscles… …
9crimp — I. transitive verb Etymology: Dutch or Low German krimpen to shrivel; akin to Middle Dutch crampe hook, cramp Date: 1712 1. to cause to become wavy, bent, or pinched: as a. to form (leather) into a desired shape b. to give (synthetic fibers) a… …
10Polari — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Polari Hablado en Reino Unido Hablantes no estimado, sólo como 2ª lengua Familia basado en el inglés, algunas lenguas romances y el romaní …
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