Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An iron instrument used to crisp or crimp hair or cloth. Specifically— Same as
crisper , 2. - noun A crimping-iron.
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Examples
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Here, therefore, all the glitter of ornament, like that of jewels and diamonds, must be laid aside; nor must we apply even the crisping-iron to adjust the hair.
Cicero's Brutus or History of Famous Orators; also His Orator, or Accomplished Speaker. Marcus Tullius Cicero
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