crispyadj.
/ˈkrɪspi/, U.S. /ˈkrɪspi/ 1. Curly, wavy; undulated; = crisp adj. 1, 2.
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the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > curly
crispc900
crullc1300
curledc1380
crispy1398
crispedc1400
encrispedc1420
lockeredc1440
locker?a1500
curly1774
tendrilled1806
kinky1844
ruffly1859
buckling1861
peppercorn1868
the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > corrugation > [adjective] > ridged > having minute ridges
crisp1398
crispy1594
crisped1603
crimped1676
cranked1699
crapy1853
crape-like1881
crêpy1892
1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) v. xv. 121 By grete heete the heer of the berd and of the heed ben cryspy and curlyd.
1594 Kyd Cornelio iv, in W. C. Hazlitt Dodsley's Sel. Coll. Old Eng. Plays (1874) V. 229 Turn not thy crispy tides like silver curl, Back to thy grass-green banks to welcome us.
1678 T. Jordan Triumphs of London A fair bright crispy curl'd flaxen hair.
1819 H. Busk Banquet iii. 502 The Arctic frost That chains the crispy wave on Zemla's coast.
1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise I. i. 381 Ye shall behold I doubt not soon, his crispy hair of gold.
2.
a. Brittle or ‘short’; = crisp adj. 5.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > weakness > [adjective] > brittle or fragile > crisp
crisp1530
crispy1611
cassant1725
crisped1769
snappish1833
crackly1859
crunchable1906
crunchy1929
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Bressaudes, the crispie mammocks that remaine of tried hogs grese.
1721 W. Gibson Farriers Dispensatory iii. xv. 279 Boil..till..the Worms are grown crispy.
1871 J. R. Nichols Fireside Sci. 92 A black, crispy mass of charcoal.
b. crispy noodles n. crisp fried noodles served with Chinese food.
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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > noodle > [noun] > types of noodle
tagliarini1846
egg noodle1884
mien1890
soba1896
rice stick1898
tagliatelle1899
bihon1915
udon1920
Spätzle1933
crispy noodles1940
ramen1962
1940 A. L. Simon Conc. Encycl. Gastron. II. 55/2 ‘Crispy Noodles’... Roll this dough out very thinly and cut into strips as thin as spaghetti... Throw into boiling oil or frying fat, frying a delicate brown.
1961 B. W. Aldiss Primal Urge ii. 41 They ate their chow mein, sweet and sour pork and crispy noodles.
1969 Guardian 27 Dec. 13/3 He took..[a] job..as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant..fetching and carrying No. 31 with crispy noodles and No. 13 with soft.
3. Pleasantly sharp, brisk; = crisp adj. 5b.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cold weather > [adjective] > cool > cool and fresh
airisha1642
bracing1761
brisk1837
crispy1841
crisp1869
1841 Fraser's Mag. 23 314 The crispy coolness of fair Eve.
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