Crisper

//ˈkɹɪspə// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cooled food storage container, used to cool items that do not require complete refrigeration.
  2. 2
    The section of a refrigerator used to store fruit and vegetables at a slightly higher temperature than the rest of the refrigerator.
  3. 3
    An instrument for making little curls in the nap of cloth.
  4. 4
    A device for crisping or curling the hair. archaic

    "Now she had washed her hair and set it with those tin crispers to which her brother-in-law had objected, and rolled the ends on metal curlers."

Adjective
  1. 1
    comparative form of crisp: more crisp comparative, form-of

Synonyms

All synonyms
chipcrispychipcrispendistinctfresh

Example

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"Remove the fridge's crisper drawers and clean them out regularly."

Etymology

From crisp + -er.

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