Vocabulary : Cripply to Crisper
Cripply : Lame; disabled; in a crippled condition.Crises : of Crisis
Crisis : The point of time when it is to be decided whether any affair or course of action must go on, or be modified or terminate; the decisive moment; the turning point. ;; That change in a disease which indicates whether the result is to be recovery or death; sometimes, also, a striking change of symptoms attended by an outward manifestation, as by an eruption or sweat.
Crisp : Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair. ;; Curled with the ripple of the water. ;; Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture; as, crisp snow. ;; Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness; in a fresh, unwilted condition. ;; Lively; sparking; effervescing. ;; Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively. ;; To curl; to form into ringlets, as hair, or the nap of cloth; to interweave, as the branches of trees. ;; To cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to wrinkle; to cause to ripple. Cf. Crimp. ;; To make crisp or brittle, as in cooking. ;; To undulate or ripple. Cf. Crisp, v. t. ;; That which is crisp or brittle; the state of being crisp or brittle; as, burned to a crisp; specifically, the rind of roasted pork; crackling.
Crispate : Alt. of Crispated
