(n.) A curved board or frame over which the upper of a boot or shoe is stretched to the required shape.
(n.) A device for giving hair a wavy appearance.
(n.) A machine for crimping or ruffling textile fabrics.
Example Sentences:
(1) It is the purpose of this paper to report the studies conducted on 1) different materials used for the fabrication of the screws, and 2) the significance of the variations in the jaw opening using the Simmons mechanical crimper.
(2) Laboratory tests on compression assemblies demonstrated that: hex-nut loosening can be produced in the laboratory by the cyclical loading of compression assemblies; crimping of the threads of the rod prevented hex-nut back-off and loosening of the SHB; crimping of the threads of the rod with the described rod crimper applied at a 90 degree angle did not damage the core of the rod or compromise its ability to withstand cyclical or tension loads; and crimping of the threads of the rod at angles other than 90 degrees damaged the core of the rod and significantly altered its ability to withstand cyclical loading.
(3) Today the Simmons crimper is used by the majority of orthopaedic surgeons.
(4) 7.54pm GMT This week Abbey is wearing a bellydancer's outfit, and has borrowed Darcey's crimpers so she looks like one of the Riddlers.
Hairdresser
Definition:
(n.) One who dresses or cuts hair; a barber.
Example Sentences:
(1) She said she has turned to hairdressing to pay the bills, with “appointments for braids and weaves about three times a week”.
(2) It is a fun place to stay, with pop-art-inspired design, a hairdresser, a photo booth and film nights.
(3) 18 cases of hand dermatitis in hairdressers seen over a 5-year period are reviewed.
(4) Then one day I was at the hairdresser's and I read that the actor playing Cordelia was pregnant, but was going to carry on with the part and make her into an unmarried mother.
(5) The excess was most prominent in the oldest age groups with the longest time span since the first employment as a hairdresser.
(6) On the day, however, the Queen's 80th birthday won hand over fist against both Cameron and the huskies and Mrs Blair and the hairdressing bill .
(7) Danziger, who flatly refused to go on an official trip to the circus, said gaining access was a daily battle, but in some cases their minders were more baffled than obstructive and couldn't understand why they wanted to meet hairdressers or fishermen.
(8) As public sector workers prepare for the biggest strike since the Winter of Discontent in 1979, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that workers in the worst paid jobs – such as dinner ladies, hairdressers and waiters – have seen their pay fall sharply in real terms, fanning fears about families' ability to cope with soaring food and energy bills.
(9) Martin Precious, 60, was a hairdresser at a high-end London salon with celebrity clients until severe depression forced him to give up his job.
(10) Their aunt Teema Kurdi, a hairdresser in Vancouver, heard the news from her brother Mohammad’s wife, Ghuson.
(11) Lance Payton, a freelance hairdresser in his late 40s from Bath, who joined the Tories seven years ago, is one exception in his green-and-pink tartan suit.
(12) The patient is a 28-year-old hairdresser who began his apprenticeship after school and has worked in this profession since then.
(13) His surprise at his honour, therefore, must surely be no more than a form of politeness; society hairdressing and medals go together like the words "blow" and "dry".
(14) Hairdressers' salaries fell 4.5% to £9,599, while cleaners' remuneration fell 3.4%.
(15) Some publishers – and my hairdresser – are convinced that people who don't usually read at all have tried E L James.
(16) He records a chat with her PPS, Fergus Montgomery, who told her that his splendidly bouffant hair was the result of going to the hairdresser.
(17) It is concluded that there are a number of associations which warrant further investigation including: large bowel cancer in woodworkers and printers; bladder cancer in hairdressers and beauticians; and malignant lymphoma in farmers.
(18) The hairdresser has also styled the hair of Madonna, Jason Donovan and X Factor contestants for the first three series, and counts celebrities such as Philip Schofield and Ant and Dec among his friends.
(19) Just from looking at Boris Johnson you can tell that British hairdressing is not doing so well,” quipped one.
(20) Elevated although not significant odds ratios were observed for some white collar and professional occupations in case parents; for paternal exposure to paint and paternal occupation in the paper and pulp mill industry, both in the period after the child's birth; and for maternal occupation as a hairdresser.