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crimp

crimp

1 7.3
A small section of hair shaped into tight waves
  • noun
  • /krɪmp/
translation icon : rizo
  • And this tiny crimp again, I don't like that crimp and it's a high foot and you have to be careful there not to knee bar that left yellow hold.

Examples

  • It might put a crimp in his operation.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Well, you know that my hair is too healthy and too silky to hold a crimp.

  • It put a definite crimp in my style, too.

  • Tessarian's death must've put a serious crimp in his prospects.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • "You were in a Healy with an arm blown off; you don't think that would have put a crimp in your style?"

    Fiction book (1991)
  • I'm thinking eyebrow triage, root crimps, maybe some eyelid tape.

  • Her hairstyle features a beautiful crimp that adds volume and texture to her long hair.

  • The stylist used a curling iron to create a series of elegant crimps for the special event.

  • She showed me a picture of her new hairstyle, where the crimp made her hair look vibrant and lively.

Synonyms

curl
vscrimp
76 1.0

A lock of hair shaped into a small spiral

is a similar shape made by artificial waving
lock
vscrimp
68 3.7

A small bunch of hair that forms a curl

is specifically that shape created by artificial waving
tress
vscrimp
1 7.9

A long lock of hair often braided or hanging over the shoulder

is the same section but shaped by heat or tools into waves

Antonyms

Hair that does not curl or wave

How Wavy

crimp
1 7.3
curl
76 1.0
wave
31 6.3

Surface Forms

crimp singular
crimps plural

Etymology

Crimp (a hair lock) is a small curled part of hair and the word comes from the idea of tiny 'folds' or ridges in the hair, so a crimp is simply a little 'wave'.