crimping pin

An instrument for pinching or puckering the border of a lady's cap. crimp'-le, v . t. [A dim in. or frequent form of crimp (q. v.).] To contract, to corrugate, to shrink, to curl up or together. "He pa ed the cautery through them, and accordingly or impled them up."-Wiseman: Surgery. crimp'-led, pa . par . or a. [CRIMPLE.] crimp'-ling, pr . par ., a. & s. [CRIMPLE.] A. & B. As pr . par . & particip . adj.: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: The act of contracting, corrugating, or curling.