Talk:burn to a crisp
Latest comment: 2 years ago by DCDuring in topic Which noun sense of "crisp" is this?
Not the potato snack, presumably. Should there be an extra sense at crisp (noun) meaning something like "cinder", or is it only in this specific phrase? Equinox ◑ 00:19, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
- Nothing relevant in Century. MWOnline uses "burned to a crisp" as a usage example for a nouon definition "something that is crisp or brittle". I am not familiar with such a definition outside of this expression, but they also have "rye crisp" as a usex. DCDuring (talk) 03:59, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
- I just checked the OED, which has lots of interesting senses we lack. #6 is "An overdone piece of anything cooked, fried, or roasted; usually in to a crisp. Also transferred. Originally U.S." Equinox ◑ 04:07, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
- I thought "cooked to a crisp" was the least likely, but see this. (Many show crisp as adjective, but some exemplify noun use.) DCDuring (talk) 13:22, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
- You wouldn't expect "boil", would you? But see this. DCDuring (talk) 13:30, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
- I thought "cooked to a crisp" was the least likely, but see this. (Many show crisp as adjective, but some exemplify noun use.) DCDuring (talk) 13:22, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
- I just checked the OED, which has lots of interesting senses we lack. #6 is "An overdone piece of anything cooked, fried, or roasted; usually in to a crisp. Also transferred. Originally U.S." Equinox ◑ 04:07, 15 August 2021 (UTC)