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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1931

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CRIMPICK, n. An ornament for a man's Bonnet, made of straw, usu. plaited and stuck in the side.Abd. 1931 J.W. in Abd. Press and Jnl. (30 Jan.):
The “strae crimpick” . . . adorned many a bonnet about harvest time.

[A noun formation from Eng. crimp, to fold or plait regularly, + dim. suff. -ick.]

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