CRISP, CRISPNESS
ADJECTIVES
1587 — CRIMP crisp; firm in structure, but yielding to pressure; brittle → obs.
1731 — SMOPPLE crisp, brittle, crumbling, as ‘smopple’ wood, or a ‘smopple’ pie crust → Eng. dial.
1865 — NEPPY crisp, brittle → Eng. dial.
1889 — CRIPSY crispy; crisp → Amer. dial.
NOUNS
1440 — CRISPHEAD crispness → obs.
1745 — CRISPATURE crisped condition
VERBS
1761 — CRISPEN to make crisp
1917 — CRIPS to crisp → Amer. dial.