Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CRIMP, a. [Sax. acrymman, to crumble; D. kruim, a crum; kruimelen, to crumble. See Crumble.]

1. Easily crumbled; friable; brittle. [Little used.] The fowler … treads the crimp earth. – Philips.
2. Not consistent. [Qu. Dan. krum, crooked, or supra, easily broken.] [Not used.] – Arbuthnot.