Crisp (kr?sp), a. [AS. crisp, fr. L. crispus; cf. carpere to pluck, card (wool), and E. harvest. Cf. Crape.] 1. Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.
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2. Curled with the ripple of the water. [Poetic]
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You nymphs called Naiads, of the winding brooks . . .
Leave jour crisp channels. Shak.
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3. Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture; as, crisp snow.
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The cakes at tea ate short and crisp. Goldsmith.
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4. Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness; in a fresh, unwilted condition.
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It [laurel] has been plucked nine months, and yet looks as hale and crisp as if it would last ninety years. Leigh Hunt.
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5. Lively; sparking; effervescing.
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Your neat crisp claret. Beau. & Fl.
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6. Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively.
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The snug, small room, and the crisp fire. Dickens.
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Crisp, v. i. To undulate or ripple. Cf. Crisp, v. t.
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To watch the crisping ripples on the beach. Tennuson.
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