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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers;
[syn: crimp, crimper]

2. a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it;
- Example: "a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight"
[syn: curler, hair curler, roller, crimper]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Crimper \Crimp"er\ (-[~a]r), n.
   One who, or that which, crimps; as:
   (a) A curved board or frame over which the upper of a boot or
       shoe is stretched to the required shape.
   (b) A device for giving hair a wavy appearance.
   (c) A machine for crimping or ruffling textile fabrics.
       [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

crimper
    n 1: someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors
         or soldiers [syn: crimp, crimper]
    2: a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around
       which the hair is wound to curl it; "a woman with her head
       full of curlers is not a pretty sight" [syn: curler, hair
       curler, roller, crimper]