crim : Idioms & Phrases
Crimping house
- a low lodging house, into which men are decoyed and plied with drink, to induce them to ship or enlist as sailors or soldiers.
Webster 1913
Crimping iron
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(a) An iron instrument for crimping and curling the hair.(b) A crimping machine.
Webster 1913
Crimping machine
- a machine with fluted rollers or with dies, for crimping ruffles leather, iron, etc.
Webster 1913
Crimping pin
- an instrument for crimping or puckering the border of a lady's cap.
