rare. [f. L. crispāt-, ppl. stem of crispāre + -URE.] Crisped condition; crispation.
1745. P. Thomas, Jrnl. Anson’s Voy., 167. The Spaniards … slice it [bread-fruit], and expose it to the Sun, and when baked thereby to a Crispature, reserve it as Biscuit.
1756. C. Lucas, Ess. Waters, I. 157. A tension, or crispature, or a relaxation of the fibres [will] be produced.
1866. Treas. Bot., Crispature, when the edge is excessively and irregularly divided and puckered; also when the surface is much puckered and crumpled. Good examples are afforded by ‘curled’ endive, ‘curled’ kale, and the like.
