Crimping
/ˈkrɪmpɪŋ/noun
The act of pressing, folding, or squeezing something into short ridges or waves, or fastening by compressing.
Did you know?Crimp is historically tied to the idea of something being bent, pinched, or made wrinkled, not to any occult ritual, but it does carry that eerie sense of force shaping matter.
Etymological Timeline
Late Middle English
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crimpen
“to curl, bend, or wrinkle”
Early Modern English
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crimp
“to make ridges or waves; to compress or squeeze”
Modern English
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crimp
“to form into small ridges, folds, or bends”
Modern English
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crimping
“the act or process of crimping”