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crispy, a.|ˈkrɪspɪ|
[f. crisp a. + -y.]
1. Curly, wavy; undulated; = crisp a. 1 and 2.
1398Trevisa Barth. de P.R. v. xv. (1495) 121 By grete heete the heer of the berd and of the heed ben cryspy and curlyd. 1594Kyd Cornelio iv. in Hazl. Dodsley V. 229 Turn not thy crispy tides like silver curl, Back to thy grass-green banks to welcome us. 1678Jordan Triumphs Lond., A fair bright crispy curl'd flaxen hair. 1819H. Busk Banquet iii. 502 The Arctic frost That chains the crispy wave on Zemla's coast. 1870Morris Earthly Par. I. i. 381 Ye shall behold I doubt not soon, his crispy hair of gold.
2. a. Brittle or ‘short’; = crisp a. 5.
1611Cotgr., Bressaudes, the crispie mammocks that remaine of tried hogs grese. c1720W. Gibson Farriers Dispens. xv. (1734) 280 Boil..till..the Worms are grown crispy. 1871Nichols Fireside Science 92 A black, crispy mass of charcoal.
b. crispy noodles, crisp fried noodles served with Chinese food.
1940A. L. Simon Concise Encycl. Gastronomy ii. 55/2 ‘Crispy Noodles’... Roll this dough out very thinly and cut into strips as thin as spaghetti... Throw into boiling oil or frying fat, frying a delicate brown. 1961B. W. Aldiss Primal Urge ii. 41 They ate their chow mein, sweet and sour pork and crispy noodles. 1969Guardian 27 Dec. 13/3 He took..[a] job..as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant..fetching and carrying No. 31 with crispy noodles and No. 13 with soft.
3. Pleasantly sharp, brisk; = crisp a. 5 b.
1841Fraser's Mag. XXIII. 314 The crispy coolness of fair Eve. |