Small waves or folds created in hair, fabric, or other material; also plural of crimp or the third-person singular form of the verb 'crimp.'
Plural or verb form of 'crimp,' from Middle Dutch 'krimpen.' In modern usage, 'crimps' typically refers to the resulting waves in hair or the tools that create them.
Crimps became a major fashion statement in the 1980s when perming and crimping tools made it possible for anyone to create voluminous, textured hair—but the technique actually dates back centuries to when people used heated metal rods and pins.
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