crisp
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- Rhymes: -ɪsp
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From Middle English crisp (“‘curly’”), from Old English crisp (“‘curly’”), from Latin crispus (“‘curly’”)
[edit] Adjective
crisp (comparative crisper, superlative crispest)
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- Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.
- Curled with the ripple of the water.
- Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture; as, crisp snow.
- Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness; in a fresh, unwilted condition.
- Lively; sparking; effervescing.
- Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively.
- Of wine: having a refreshing amount of acidity; having less acidity than green wine, but more than a flabby one.
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[edit] Noun
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crisp (plural crisps)
- (British) A potato chip.
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a potato chip
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to crisp (third-person singular simple present crisps, present participle crisping, simple past and past participle crisped)
- (transitive) To make crisp.
- (intransitive) To become crisp.
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To make crisp
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