crispnessn.
/ˈkrɪspnɪs/ The state or quality of being crisp.
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the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [noun] > curly > state of being
crispheadc1440
crispnessc1440
lockering?c1475
curledness1530
crispation1626
curliness1818
the world > matter > constitution of matter > weakness > [noun] > brittleness or fragility > crispness
crispness1656
crispinessa1665
crimpness1699
crispature1745
crunchiness1892
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [noun] > incisiveness
edgea1593
pointa1643
pointedness1693
penpoint1805
incisiveness1865
trenchancy1866
crispness1885
trenchantness1892
cutting edge1929
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 103 Cryspheed, or cryspeness, crispitudo.
1656 A. Cowley Davideis iii. 112 (note) in Poems The..crispness of the wood.
1799 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) I. 83 The colour of the hair, its quality and its crispness.
1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. v. 33 An unwholesomely-forced lettuce that had lost in color and crispness what it had gained in size.
1885 Bookseller July 662/2 The tale is told with the crispness and sparkle of this author's popular style.
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