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crisps
crisp C0750500 (krĭsp)adj. crisp·er, crisp·est 1. Firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle: crisp potato chips.2. Pleasingly firm and fresh: crisp carrot and celery sticks.3. a. Bracing; invigorating: crisp mountain air.b. Lively; sprightly: music with a crisp rhythm.4. Conspicuously clean or new: a crisp dollar bill.5. Marked by clarity, conciseness, and briskness: a crisp reply.6. Having small curls, waves, or ripples. Used of hair.v. crisped, crisp·ing, crisps v.tr. To make or keep crisp.v.intr. To become or remain crisp.n.1. Something crisp or easily crumbled: The roast was burned to a crisp.2. A dessert of fruit baked with a sweet crumbly topping: apple crisp.3. Chiefly British A potato chip.
[Middle English, curly, from Old English, from Latin crispus; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]
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