| 释义 |
† crisple, v. Obs. rare.
[dim. of crisp v.: see -le.]
To crisp, curl, or undulate minutely; to ripple. So crisple n., a minute curl or undulation. ˈcrispling vbl. n. and ppl. a.
1594Carew Tasso (1881) 80 The winde new crisples makes in her loose haire, Which nature selfe to waues recrispelled. 1604T. Wright Passions ii. ii. 59 A calme Sea, with sweete, pleasant, and crispling streames. Ibid. v. §2. 168 The shaking or artificiall crispling of the aire (which is in effect the substance of musicke). |