Crimper

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who or that which crimps or corrugates. Specifically— A machine for stretching and forming the uppers of boots and shoes.
  • noun. An apparatus for bending leather into various shapes, used in harness-making.
  • noun. A double pin or other device for crimping the hair.
  • noun. An apparatus consisting of a pair of fiuted rolls for ruffling or fluting fabrics.
  • noun. A machine for bending wire into corrugations previous to weaving it into wire cloth.
  • noun. A stamping-press for forming tinware.
  • noun. A machine for swaging the ends of blind-slats.
  • noun. A tool for crimping cartridge-cases.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A curved board or frame over which the upper of a boot or shoe is stretched to the required shape.
  • noun. A device for giving hair a wavy appearance.
  • noun. A machine for crimping or ruffling textile fabrics.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Small climbing hold that can only be held with the tips of a person's fingers.
  • noun. hairdresser.
  • noun. Someone who adds pleats to fabric for clothes, drapery, etc.
  • noun. A tool used to crimp, to join two pieces of metal.
  • noun. A curved board or frame over which the upper of a boot or shoe is stretched to the required shape.
  • noun. A device for giving hair a wavy appearance.
  • noun. A machine for crimping or ruffling textile fabrics.
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  • noun. someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers
  • noun. a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it
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