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crimper

crimper

1 7.0
A tool that makes small wavy curls in hair
  • noun
  • /ˈkrɪmpər/
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  • She used a crimper to create beautiful waves in her hair for the party.
  • hair crimper

This has been my favorite go to little tousled wave with mixing my crimper as well as my regular curling iron.

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Examples

  • Plus I've always been a fan of the crimper!

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  • And all we need to do now is to push down on the crimper nice and tight like that.

  • Her dog got burnt by a hair crimper.

  • There was much waving about of curling tongs, straighteners, and crimpers, and the smell of nail polish in the air whilst we got ready.

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  • So before I do that, I'm going to pinch the lashes together with my favorite lash curler, Lash Crimper by Sephora.

  • With a crimper, you can easily add volume and curls to straight hair.

  • The hairstylist recommended the crimper for achieving a trendy, wavy look.

Synonyms

roller
vscrimper
20 2.0

A cylinder used to roll over things to flatten or shape them

is dedicated only to hair shaping rather than general tasks
curler
vscrimper
14 2.8

A small roll you put in hair to make curls or waves

applies force or heat to form waves rather than wrapping hair
hair curler
vscrimper
1 2.2

A small round tube you wrap hair around to make it stay curved or wavy

uses pressure or heat to shape hair instead of winding it
hair crimper
vscrimper
1 4.4

A tool that uses heat to make hair wavy

is a general device for making curls or waves without specifying heat
crimping iron
vscrimper
1 6.1

A hot tool that makes small waves in hair

is the broader curling device not only for making sawtooth patterns

Compounds

1 4.4

A tool that uses heat to make hair wavy

How Curly

curling iron
10 3.3
crimper
1 7.0
marcel wave
  • Archaic
9.7

Surface Forms

crimper singular
crimpers plural

Morphology

crimper = crimp (transparent) = crimp + er

Standard agent/device formation from the verb 'crimp' (to crimp hair), so the device name is directly derived and easily guessed by learners.

Etymology

Crimper comes from the verb crimp, which means 'to make small waves or folds'. So a crimper is the tool that makes those tight, wavy ridges in hair.