ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι → otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, On the use of parts of the body 4.143.1 Kühn)
crispans: ntis, Part. of crispo, q. v.
crispāns, tis,
1 part. de crispo
2 adjt, bouclé, frisé : Vulg. Is. 3, 24 ; Plin. 16, 70