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crimp
[crimp 词源字典]
crimp:
see
cram
[crimp etymology, crimp origin, 英语词源]
crimp (v.)
1630s; Old English had
gecrympan
"to crimp, curl," but the modern word probably is from Middle Dutch or Low German
crimpen
/
krimpen
"to shrink, crimp." Related:
Crimped
;
crimping
.
crimp (n.)
1863, from
crimp
(v.). Originally "natural curl in wool fiber." To
put a crimp in
(something) is 1896, U.S. slang.