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Substantiivit
- Senses relating to something brittle.
- (Ireland, UK, chiefly in the plural) 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.
- (Ireland, UK, by extension) 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.
- (chiefly Canada, US) A type of baked dessert consisting of fruit topped with a crumbly mixture made with fat, flour, and sugar; a crumble.
- (slang, dated) A banknote; also, a number of banknotes collectively.
- (originally US, also, figurative) 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.
- (obsolete, except, UK, dialectal) The crispy rind of roast pork; crackling.
- (obsolete) Senses relating to something curled.
- A curly lock of hair, especially one which is tightly curled.
- 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.
Adjektiivit
- Senses relating to curliness.
- (dated) Of hair: curling, especially in tight, stiff curls or ringlets; also (obsolete), of a person: having hair curled in this manner.
- (archaic or obsolete) Of a body of water, skin, etc.: having a surface which is rippled or wrinkled.
- (botany, archaic) Synonym of crispate (“of a leaf: having curled, notched, or wavy edges)”; crisped.
- (uncertain, obsolete) Clear; also, shining, or smooth.
- Senses relating to brittleness.
- Having a consistency which is hard yet brittle, and in a condition to break with a sharp fracture; crumbly, friable, short.
- (figurative)
- Not limp; firm, stiff; not stale or wilted; fresh; also, effervescent, lively.
- Of action, movement, a person's manner, etc.: precise and quick; brisk.
- Of air, weather, etc.: cool and dry; also, of a period of time: characterized by such weather.
- Of fabric, paper, etc.: clean and uncreased.
- Of something heard or seen: clearly defined; clean, neat, sharp.
- (computing theory) Not using fuzzy logic; based on a binary distinction between true and false.
- (oenology) Of wine: having a refreshing amount of acidity; having less acidity than green wine, but more than a flabby one.
Verbit
- Senses relating to brittleness.
- (transitive) To make (something) firm yet brittle; specifically (cooking), to give (food) a crispy surface through frying, grilling, or roasting.
- (transitive, figurative, dated) To add small amounts of colour to (something); to tinge, to tint.
- (intransitive) To become firm yet brittle; specifically (cooking), of food: to form a crispy surface through frying, grilling, or roasting.
- (intransitive, dated) To make a sharp crackling or crunching sound.
- (dated) Senses relating to curliness.
- (transitive) 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.
- (transitive, figurative)
- To cause (a body of water) to undulate irregularly; to ripple.
- To twist or wrinkle (a body part).
- (transitive, UK, dialectal) To fold (newly woven cloth).
- (intransitive) To become curled into tight, stiff folds or waves.
- (intransitive, figurative)
- Of a body of water: to ripple, to undulate.
- Of a body part: to become twisted or wrinkled.
Esimerkit
- This new television set has a very crisp image.
- crisp hair
- You nymphs called Naiads, of the winding brooks [...] Leave your crisp channels.
- The crisp snow crunched underfoot.
- The cakes at tea ate short and crisp.
- It [laurel] has been plucked nine months, and yet looks as hale and crisp as if it would last ninety years.
- Stephen Ward's crisp finish from Sylvan Ebanks-Blake's pass 11 minutes into the second half proved enough to give Mick McCarthy's men a famous victory.
- It is better to understand the question clearly, pause for a little thinking and give a crisp answer.
- If we ask an expert about a certain query, this expert will often come up with a crisp answer (“yes” or “no”).
- your neat crisp claret
- the snug, small room, and the crisp fire
- to crisp bacon by frying it
- to watch the crisping ripples on the beach
- The lover with the myrtle sprays / Adorns his crisped tresses.
- The crisped brooks, / Rolling on orient pearl and sands of gold.
- ~ winter’s day kirpeä pakkaspäivä
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