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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Crisp \Crisp\ (kr?sp), a. [AS. crisp, fr. L. crispus; cf. carpere to pluck, card (wool), and E. harvest. Cf. {Crape}.] 1. Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair. [1913 Webster] 2. Curled with the ripple of the water. [Poetic] [1913 Webster] You nymphs called Naiads, of the winding brooks . . . Leave jour crisp channels. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture; as, crisp snow. [1913 Webster] The cakes at tea ate short and crisp. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] 4. Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness; in a fresh, unwilted condition. [1913 Webster] It [laurel] has been plucked nine months, and yet looks as hale and crisp as if it would last ninety years. --Leigh Hunt. [1913 Webster] 5. Lively; sparking; effervescing. [1913 Webster] Your neat crisp claret. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 6. Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively. [1913 Webster] The snug, small room, and the crisp fire. --Dickens. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Crisp \Crisp\, v. i. To undulate or ripple. Cf. {Crisp}, v. t. [1913 Webster] To watch the crisping ripples on the beach. --Tennuson. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Crisp \Crisp\, n. That which is crisp or brittle; the state of being crisp or brittle; as, burned to a crisp; specifically, the rind of roasted pork; crackling. [1913 Webster] Crispate From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Crisp \Crisp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crisped} (kr?spt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crisping}.] [L. crispare, fr. crispus. See {Crisp}. a. ] 1. To curl; to form into ringlets, as hair, or the nap of cloth; to interweave, as the branches of trees. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to wrinkle; to cause to ripple. Cf. {Crimp}. [1913 Webster] The lover with the myrtle sprays Adorns his crisped tresses. --Drayton. [1913 Webster] Along the crisped shades and bowers. --Milton. [1913 Webster] The crisped brooks, Rolling on orient pearl and sands of gold. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. To make crisp or brittle, as in cooking. [1913 Webster] {Crisping iron}, an instrument by which hair or any textile fabric is crisped. {Crisping pin}, the simplest form of crisping iron. --Is. iii. 22. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: crisp adj 1: (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot" [syn: {crisp}, {sharp}] 2: tender and brittle; "crisp potato chips" [syn: {crisp}, {crispy}] 3: pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather" [syn: {crisp}, {frosty}, {nipping}, {nippy}, {snappy}] 4: pleasingly firm and fresh; "crisp lettuce" 5: (of hair) in small tight curls [syn: {crisp}, {frizzly}, {frizzy}, {kinky}, {nappy}] 6: brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand" [syn: {crisp}, {curt}, {laconic}, {terse}] n 1: a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat [syn: {chip}, {crisp}, {potato chip}, {Saratoga chip}] v 1: make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane" [syn: {wrinkle}, {ruckle}, {crease}, {crinkle}, {scrunch}, {scrunch up}, {crisp}] 2: make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes" [syn: {crispen}, {toast}, {crisp}] From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: CRISP Complex-Reduced Instruction Set Processor From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: CRISP Cross Registry Internet Service Protocol (Internet, RFC 3707)