Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CRIMP'LE, v.t. [D. krimpen; G. id.; Sw. krimpa; Dan. krymper; Scot. crimp; W. crimpiaw, to shrink, to pinch; crwm, crom, curving, bending, shrinking; crymu, to bend. See Crumple and Rumple, from the same root, W. rhimp, rim, a rim.]

To contract or draw together; to shrink; to cause to shrink; to curl. – Wiseman.