crimper

n. 卷发器, 卷边机, 折缝机 [医] 压折器

发音

US /ˈkɹɪmpɚ/
其它
UK /ˈkɹɪmpə(ɹ)/

词形变化

crimpers 复数 crimpers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small climbing hold that can only be held with the tips of a person's fingers.

  2. 2.

    A person who crimps when climbing.

  3. 3.

    A hairdresser.

  4. 4.

    A device for giving hair a wavy appearance.

  5. 5.

    Someone who adds pleats to fabric for clothes, drapery, etc.

  6. 6.

    A tool used to crimp, to join two pieces of metal.

  7. 7.

    An instrument for crimping or ruffling pastry when making a pie.

  8. 8.

    A curved board or frame over which the upper of a boot or shoe is stretched to the required shape.

  9. 9.

    A machine for crimping or ruffling textile fabrics.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

roller crimp curler crimping pliers hair curler

上位词 7

kidnapper pliers snatcher abductor kidnaper pair of pliers plyers

词源

From crimp + -er (agent noun suffix) or, for the climbing hold, + -er (patient suffix).

来源：wiktionary