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Definition of Crimper
1. Noun. Someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers.
2. 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"
Generic synonyms: Mechanical Device
Derivative terms: Curl, Roll
Definition of Crimper
1. n. One who, or that which, crimps
Definition of Crimper
1. Noun. Small climbing hold that can only be held with the tips of a person's fingers. ¹
2. Noun. (chiefly British) hairdresser. ¹
3. Noun. Someone who adds pleats to fabric for clothes, drapery, etc. ¹
4. Noun. A tool used to crimp, to join two pieces of metal. ¹
5. Noun. A curved board or frame over which the upper of a boot or shoe is stretched to the required shape. ¹
6. Noun. A device for giving hair a wavy appearance. ¹
7. Noun. A machine for crimping or ruffling textile fabrics. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crimper
1. one that crimps [n -S] - See also: crimps
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crimper
Literary usage of Crimper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook for Rangers & Woodsmen by Jay Laird Burgess Taylor (1916)
"Using the crimper. available. In any event crimping with the teeth is a practice
to be ... Inserting cap by means of the round handle of the crimper, or, ..."
2. Handbook of Mining Details (1912)
"Crimping the cap on the fuse is usually done with a crimper ... With the thin-jawed
crimper, the cap is grooved on the fuse, the great disadvantage of this ..."
3. Rock Drills: Design, Construction, and Use by Eustace M. Weston (1910)
"124^-Type of crimper. Miners should be cautioned also about some combination
crimpers and fuse cutters, because although many have the broad crimper, ..."
4. The Worcester Almanac, Directory and Business Advertiser by American Genealogical Lending Library (1884)
"27 Fulton Flynn Michael, boot crimper, h. 55 King Flynn Michael, laborer, 125 Gold,
... 25 Chandler [fayette Folan John, boot crimper, 165 Front, b. ..."
5. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Mines (1915)
"A crimper (Pd. XIV, B) recently placed on the market by a manufacturer of explosives
... The salient feature of this crimper is its ability to contract ..."
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