Definition of "crimper" []

• Small climbing hold that can only be held with the tips of a person's fingers. (noun)
• Hairdresser. (noun)
• Someone who adds pleats to fabric for clothes, drapery, etc. (noun)
• A tool used to crimp, to join two pieces of metal. (noun)
• A curved board or frame over which the upper of a boot or shoe is stretched to the required shape. (noun)

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• "HITS “The crimper is extremely useful for making leaders.” —"
• "Ms. Lamarre might be so bullish on perms because, when she came of age circa 1999, super-straight hair, as worn by Gwyneth Paltrow, was in vogue, the flatiron having at least temporarily superseded the crimper."
• "Instead, I stayed under the crimper where it was more secure, brought my left foot over right in a hideously unbalanced move, and stood up and grabbed the next big jug right-handed while I was falling off."