Having been pressed or squeezed into ridges, folds, or waves.
Past tense and past participle of crimp, possibly from Dutch krimpen (to shrink) or Old Norse kreppa, describing the action of creating tight folds.
The crimped look became iconic in the 1980s, but crimping technique dates back to how medieval tailors created texture in fabric before modern chemistry could add permanent waves to hair.
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