crisp

Meanings

1. Senses relating to curliness.
2. Of hair: curling, especially in tight, stiff curls or ringlets; also (obsolete), of a person: having hair curled in this manner.
3. Of a body of water, skin, etc.: having a surface which is rippled or wrinkled.
4. Synonym of crispate (“of a leaf: having curled, notched, or wavy edges”); crisped.
5. Clear; also, shining, or smooth.
6. Senses relating to brittleness.
7. Having a consistency which is hard yet brittle, and in a condition to break with a sharp fracture; crumbly, friable, short.
8. Not limp; firm, stiff; not stale or wilted; fresh; also, effervescent, lively.
9. Of action, movement, a person's manner, etc.: precise and quick; brisk.
10. Of air, weather, etc.: cool and dry; also, of a period of time: characterized by such weather.
11. Of fabric, paper, etc.: clean and uncreased.
12. Of something heard or seen: clearly defined; clean, neat, sharp.

1. Senses relating to something brittle.
2. In full potato crisp: a thin slice of potato which has been deep-fried until it is brittle and crispy, and eaten when cool; they are typically packaged and sold as a snack.
3. Sometimes with a descriptive word: a crispy, savoury snack made of some other ingredient(s) (such as cornmeal or a vegetable) which is baked or deep-fried and eaten like a potato crisp.
4. A type of baked dessert consisting of fruit topped with a crumbly mixture made with fat, flour, and sugar; a crumble.
5. A banknote; also, a number of banknotes collectively.
6. Chiefly in to a crisp: a food item that has been overcooked, or a thing which has been burned, to the point of becoming charred or dried out.
7. The crispy rind of roast pork; crackling.
8. Senses relating to something curled.
9. A curly lock of hair, especially one which is tightly curled.
10. A delicate fabric, possibly resembling crepe, especially used by women for veils or other head coverings in the past; also, a head covering made of this fabric.

1. Senses relating to brittleness.
2. To make (something) firm yet brittle; specifically (cooking), to give (food) a crispy surface through frying, grilling, or roasting.
3. To add small amounts of colour to (something); to tinge, to tint.
4. To become firm yet brittle; specifically (cooking), of food: to form a crispy surface through frying, grilling, or roasting.
5. To make a sharp crackling or crunching sound.
6. Senses relating to curliness.
7. To curl (something, such as fabric) into tight, stiff folds or waves; to crimp, to crinkle; specifically, to form (hair) into tight curls or ringlets.
8. To cause (a body of water) to undulate irregularly; to ripple.
9. To twist or wrinkle (a body part).
10. To fold (newly woven cloth).
11. To become curled into tight, stiff folds or waves.
12. Of a body of water: to ripple, to undulate.

1. A surname.
2. A place in the United States:
3. An unincorporated community in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
4. An unincorporated community in Ellis County, Texas, named after Charles F. Crisp.
5. An unincorporated community in Pleasants County, West Virginia, possibly a ghost town now.

Etymology

The adjective is derived partly from the following: * Etymology 1, adjective sense 1: Middle English crisp (“curly, wavy”), from Old English crisp (“curly”), from Latin crispus (“of hair: crimped, curly”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kris-, from *(s)ker- (“to bend; to turn”). * Etymology 1, adjective sense 2: from the above, and probably also onomatopoeic, representing a crinkling or crunching sound. Doublet of crape and crepe. Adjective etymology 1, adjective sense 2.2.3 (“of air, weather, etc.: cool and dry”) is transferred from a description of frost or snow as “crisp”, that is, crunchy. The noun is derived partly from the following: * Middle English crisp (“light, crinkled fabric; kind of pastry; crinkliness or roughness of skin”), from crisp (adjective) (see above). * Modern English crisp (adjective) (“having a consistency which is hard yet brittle”).

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