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crisper en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɹɪspə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkɹɪspɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree
English crisp
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzios
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English crisper
From crisp + -er.
Meanings
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(comparative, form-of) comparative form of crisp: more crisp
crisper en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɹɪspə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkɹɪspɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree
English crisp
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzios
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English crisper
From crisp + -er.
Meanings
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A cooled food storage container, used to cool items that do not require complete refrigeration.
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The section of a refrigerator used to store fruit and vegetables at a slightly higher temperature than the rest of the refrigerator.
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An instrument for making little curls in the nap of cloth.
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(archaic) A device for crisping or curling the hair.
Now she had washed her hair and set it with those tin crispers to which her brother-in-law had objected, and rolled the ends on metal curlers.
1944, Ladies' Home Journal, volume 61, page 51:
Forms
Translations (1)
nl groentela (the section of a refrigerator used to store fruit and vegetables)