0 present participle of crimp
1 to press cloth, paper, etc. into small folds along its edges, or to press hair into a series of folds using a heated device
In order to counteract this development, district planting associations frequently discussed rules which were intended to prevent the crimping of workers.
So-called 'crimping kanganies' tried to hire deserted labourers (or induced labourers to desert) and sold their labour to the highest bidding planter.
There is also a narrowing of the crimping pattern, which accounts for the greater elasticity noted in these tissues.
The old crimping days are practically over, and therefore the old provisions against the practice are no longer necessary.
I agree that the object is to prevent crimping.
Washing, stretching, drying and crimping complete the processing.
High-quality joints can be formed, either by electromagnetic pulse crimping with a mechanical interlock or by electromagnetic pulse welding with a true metallurgical weld.
The terms crimping and shanghaiing are used to describe this type of work.
