See Also: crisp(1)(dictionary)
crisp(2)(dictionary)
crisp(dictionary)
Crisp Sets(money)
Apple Crisp(recipes)
potato crisp(dictionary)
crisp 3, verb(dictionary)
crisp 2, adjective(dictionary)
crisp 1, noun(dictionary)
Crisp, Quentin(dictionary)

crisp(2) (iou)



crisp noun. ME.
[App. from the adjective: cf. CRAPE noun & adjective, CRePE noun & adjective.]
A light fabric like crepe; a head-covering or veil made of this. ME-E17.
A crisp kind of pastry. Only in LME.
A curl (of hair); esp. a short or close curl. M-L17.
The crackling of roast pork. Now dial. L17.
A thing overdone by roasting etc. Orig. US. M19.
burn to a crisp make inedible or useless by burning.
More fully potato crisp. A fried thin slice of potato, usu. eaten cold from a packet. Usu. in pl. Cf. CHIP noun 3. E20.
A crisp piece of pastry or chocolate. L20.