2. Adjective. With a crimp in it; crushed shut. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crimped
1. crimp [v] - See also: crimp
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crimped
Literary usage of Crimped
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Paxton's Flower Garden by Sir Joseph Paxton, John Lindley, Thomas Baines (1882)
"THE crimped GUELDRES ROSE.—Leaves rounded at the base, ovate or roundish-ovate,
abruptly pointed, finely serrate, ..."
2. A Treatise on the Design and Construction of Mill Buildings and Other by Henry Grattan Tyrrell (1911)
"V crimped ROOFING. This is another sheet steel roofing supplied either in ...
Instead of having standing seams for side joints, the edges are crimped in V ..."
3. A New System of Domestic Cookery: Formed Upon Principles of Economy and by Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell (1824)
"crimped Cod. Boil or fry: if the former, it must be put into boiling water, and
served like other boiled fish on a napkin. Stewed Cod. ..."
4. Elliott's Fruit Book; Or, The American Fruit-grower's Guide in Orchard and by Franklin Reuben Elliott (1854)
"... round, shallow, regular; calyx, closed; basin,round, moderately deep, slightly
furrowed or crimped at base of calyx; flesh, yellowish white, very rich, ..."
5. Elliott's Fruit Book: Or, The American Fruit-grower's Guide in Orchard and by Franklin Reuben Elliott (1858)
"... round, shallow, regular; calyx, closed; basin, round, moderately deep, slightly
furrowed or crimped at base of calyx; flesh, yellowish white, very rich, ..."
6. The British Angler's Manual, Or, The Art of Angling in England, Scotland by Thomas Christopher Hofland (1839)
"... with the parsley, and the onions; then serve them up with parsley and butter
in a boat. Large perch may be crimped and boiled in the same way. ..."
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