crisper

noun

crisp·​er ˈkri-spər How to pronounce crisper (audio)
: one that crisps
specifically : a closed container in a refrigerator intended to prevent loss of moisture from fresh produce

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Refrigerate dry and unwashed in crisper drawer in a plastic bag up to 3 weeks. Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024 The resulting 85-plus recipes all call on pantry staples (as well as whatever may be camped out in the back of your crisper drawer or on your freezer shelf) but punch way above the standard kitchen cupboard pasta. Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024 Image: Sony The biggest change for current PS5 owners here is that playing on a PS5 Pro will no longer require choosing between Performance and Fidelity modes (the decision many current games force on users for either prioritizing frame rate smoothness or crisper visuals). Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 11 Sep. 2024 Store in your refrigerator’s crisper drawer (or a shelf inside the appliance). Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for crisper 

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of crisper was in 1835

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“Crisper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crisper. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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