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

  • . (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.
Webster 1913