Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - crisp
Crisp
crisp
adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 hard but brittle. 2 a (of air) bracing. b (of a style or manner) lively, brisk and decisive. c (of features etc.) neat and clear-cut. d (of paper) stiff and crackling. e (of hair) closely curling. --n. 1 (in full potato crisp) Brit. a thin fried slice of potato sold in packets etc. and eaten as a snack or appetizer. 2 a thing overdone in roasting etc. (burnt to a crisp). --v.tr. & intr. 1 make or become crisp. 2 curl in short stiff folds or waves. Derivatives crisply adv. crispness n. Etymology: OE f. L crispus curled
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Latin ~us; akin to Welsh crych curly Date: before 12th century curly, wavy, 2. easily crumbled ; brittle , desirably firm and crunchy , 3. notably sharp, clean-cut, and clear , noticeably neat , brisk, lively , briskly cold , deftly and powerfully executed , see: fragile ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. verb Date: 14th century transitive verb curl, crimp, to cause to ripple ; wrinkle, to make or keep ~, intransitive verb curl, ripple, to become ~, III. noun Date: 14th century 1. something ~ or brittle , potato chip, a baked dessert of fruit with crumb topping ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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