To fry something until crisp and curled.
To scorch.
To fry noisily, sizzle.
To curl or crisp, as hair; to frizz; to crinkle.
A curl; a lock of hair crisped.
To burn slightly.
To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.
To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken, etc.) by passing it over a flame.
A burning of the surface; a slight burn.