crisp

[Crisp]

Something that's crisp is thin, dry, and breakable. Unless they're stale, most crackers are crisp.

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Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.

Noun
a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat

Verb
make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes"

Verb
make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled"

Adjective S.
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"

Adjective S.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot"

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Adjective S.
in small tight curls

Adjective S.
pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed; "crisp carrot and celery sticks"; "a firm apple"; "crunchy lettuce"

Adjective S.
pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky'' is a British term)

Adjective S.
tender and brittle; "crisp potato chips"

a.
Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.

a.
Curled with the ripple of the water.

a.
Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture; as, crisp snow.

a.
Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness; in a fresh, unwilted condition.

a.
Lively; sparking; effervescing.

a.
Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively.

a.
To curl; to form into ringlets, as hair, or the nap of cloth; to interweave, as the branches of trees.

a.
To cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to wrinkle; to cause to ripple. Cf. Crimp.

a.
To make crisp or brittle, as in cooking.

v. i.
To undulate or ripple. Cf. Crisp, v. t.

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.

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 numphs called Naiads, of the winding brooks . . . Leave jour crisp channels.

3. Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture; as, crisp snow.

The cakes at tea ate short and crisp.

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.

5. Lively; sparking; effervescing.

Your neat crisp claret.

6. Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively.

The snug, small room, and the crisp fire.

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.

Along the crisped shades and bowers.

The crisped brooks, Rolling on orient pearl and sands of gold.

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.

Crisp

Crisp, v. i. To undulate or ripple. Cf. Crisp, v. t.

To watch the crisping ripples on the beach.

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.

Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.

To curl; to form into ringlets, as hair, or the nap of cloth; to interweave, as the branches of trees.

To undulate or ripple. Cf. Crisp, v. t.

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.

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Usage Examples

It's a beautiful thing, diving into the cool crisp water and then just sort of being able to pull your body through the water and the water opening up for you.

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