CRISP

crisp. Crisp, v.t. to curl, twist, indent, make brittle

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Crisp (kr?sp), a. [[AS. crisp, fr. L. crispus; cf. carpere to pluck, card (wool), and E. harvest. Cf. Crape.]] 1. 1. Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.
2. 2. Curled with the ripple of the water.
You nymphs called Naiads, of the winding brooks . . . Leave jour crisp channels. Shak. 3. 3. Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture; as, crisp snow.
The cakes at tea ate short and crisp. Goldsmith. 4. 4. Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness; in a fresh, unwilted condition.
It has been plucked nine months, and yet looks as hale and crisp as if it would last ninety years. Leigh Hunt. 5. 5. Lively; sparking; effervescing.
Your neat crisp claret. Beau. & Fl. 6. 6. Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively.
The snug, small room, and the crisp fire. Dickens.