To make crisp.
To become crisp.
To interweave (of the branches of trees).
Sharp, clearly defined.
Brief and to the point.
having a refreshing amount of acidity; having less acidity than green wine, but more than a flabby one.
Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture.
Quick and accurate.
Not using fuzzy logic; based on a binary distinction between true and false.
Dry and cold.
Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness.
A very thin slice of potato that has been deep fried, typically packaged and sold as a snack.
A baked dessert made with fruit and crumb topping
Anything baked or fried in thin slices and eaten as a snack.
Made out of fustian (noun sense 1).
Of a person, or their speech or writing: using inflated, pompous, or pretentious language; bombastic; grandiloquent; also (obsolete) using incoherent or unintelligible language.
Inflated, pompous, or pretentious speech or writing; bombast; also (archaic), incoherent or unintelligible speech or writing; gibberish, nonsense.
A class of fabric including corduroy and velveteen.
Originally, a kind of coarse fabric made from cotton and flax; now, a kind of coarse twilled cotton, or cotton and linen, stuff with a short pile and often dyed a dull colour, which is chiefly prepared for menswear.