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Definition of Crispen
1. Verb. Make brown and crisp by heating. "Crisp potatoes"
Category relationships: Cookery, Cooking, Preparation
Generic synonyms: Heat, Heat Up
Derivative terms: Crisp, Toast, Toaster, Toasting
Definition of Crispen
1. Verb. (transitive) To make crisp. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To become crisp. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crispen
1. to make crisp [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: crisp
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crispen
Literary usage of Crispen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Early Diary of Frances Burney, 1768-1778: With a Selection from Her by Fanny Burney (1889)
"Mr. crispen addressed himself to me with his usual particularity, ... I seated
myself quietly at a distance, but Mr. crispen, determined to torment me, ..."
2. Report by United States Board on Geographic Names, United States Geographic Board (1916)
"crispen; Island or fast-land, abutting on left bank Turtle River, ... Glynn County,
Ga, (Not Crispin.) Crispin; see crispen. ..."
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