crêpingn.
/ˈkreɪpɪŋ/ 1. The crimping or frizzing of hair.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > [noun] > curling or frizzing
frouncing1530
frizilation1567
frizzling1592
calamistration1621
frizzing1696
buckling1713
frisure1755
papering1777
crêping1889
water waving1901
piping1907
permanent waving1917
marcelling1926
finger waving1928
body wave1955
1889 Daily News 30 Dec. 6/6 The mistake of too tightly crimping—or, to use the new word, créping—the hair.
1966 J. Stevens Cox Illustr. Dict. Hairdressing & Wigmaking 41/2 Creping 1. Weaving and boiling hair to transform it into crêpe hair. 2. Crimping.
2. The production of crêpe rubber.
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society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with rubber or plastic > [noun] > crêping
crêping1909
1909 W. H. Johnson Para Rubber (ed. 2) 123 A large size pair of breaking-up and crêping machines.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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