crimper
crimper Lexical Profile
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• noun
A specialized hand tool used to join two pieces of material, typically by deforming one or both of them to hold the other, such as attaching a metal connector to the end of an electrical cable.
"The electrician used a wire crimper to securely attach the terminal to the heavy-duty copper cable."
A heated hair styling tool with ridged or grooved plates used to press parallel zigzag waves into sections of hair.
"She found her old hair crimper in a box of accessories from the 1980s and decided to try the wavy look again for a costume party."
A kitchen implement used to seal the edges of pastry, dough, or pie crusts, often leaving a decorative fluted pattern.
"The baker used a pastry crimper to ensure the fruit filling wouldn't leak out of the pie during baking."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the verb 'crimp' (from Middle Dutch 'crimpen' meaning 'to shrink or wrinkle') combined with the agent suffix '-er'.
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