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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Crămp'o-nee', a. p. 308(Her.) Having a cramp or square piece at the end;— said of a cross so furnished.Cram-pōōns', n. pl. p. 308Hooked pieces of iron, something like double calipers, for raising stones, lumber, and other heavy materials. 2. (Mil.) Iron instruments with sharp points worn on the shoes to assist in gaining or…Crămp'-rĭng, n. p. 308A ring formerly supposed to have virtue in averting or curing cramp, as having been consecrated with certain ceremonies on Good Friday.Crămp'y, a. p. 308Diseased with cramp. 2. Productive of, or abounding in, cramps. “This crampy country.” Howitt.Crān or Crāne, n. p. 308A quantity equal to the contents of a barrel; as, a cran of fish. [Scot.] H. Miller.Crān'age, n. p. 308The liberty of using a crane at a wharf for raising wares from a vessel. 2. The money or price paid for the use of a crane.Crān'bēr-ry, n. p. 308(Bot.) A red, sour berry, much used for making sauce, &c.; the fruit of two species of Oxycoccus. The cranberry of the United States is the O. macrocarpus, that of Europe is O. palustris.Crā́nch, v. t. p. 308See CRAUNCH.Crāne, n. p. 308(Ornith.) A wading bird of the genus Grus, having a long, straight bill, and long legs and neck. 2. [D. & L. Ger. kraan, H. Ger. krahn, Sw. kran, Dan. krane, Gr. γέρανος.] (a.) A machine for raising…Crāne, v. t. p. 308To cause to rise; to raise, as if by a crane; — with up. [Rare.] What instruments are used in craning up a soul sunk below the center to the highest heavens. Bates. An upstart craned up to the height…Crāne'-flȳ, n. p. 308(Entom.) A slender, two-winged insect, of the genus Tipula.Crāne's'-bill, n. p. 308(Bot.) The plant Geranium, of many species;— so named from an appendage of the seed-vessel, which resembles the beak of a crane or stork. 2. A pair of long-beaked pincers used by surgeons.Crāng, n. p. 308See KRENG.Crā'ni-al, a. p. 308Belonging to the cranium. “Cranial characters.” Carpenter.Crā'ni-ŏg'no-my, n. p. 308The doctrine or science which treats of the form and other characteristics of the skull; craniology. Good.Crā'ni-o-lŏg'ĭ-cal, a. p. 308Pertaining to craniology.Crā'ni-ōl'o-ǧist, n. p. 308One who treats of craniology, or one who is versed in the science of the cranium; a phrenologist.Crā'ni-ōl'o-ǧy, n. p. 308The science which investigates the structure and uses of the skulls in various animals, particularly as determining or exhibiting their specific character and intellectual powers; phrenology.Crā'ni-ōm'e-ter, n. p. 308An instrument for measuring the skulls of animals.Crā'ni-o-mēt'rie-al, a. p. 308Pertaining to craniometry.Crā'ni-ŏm'e-try, n. p. 309The art of measuring the crania, or skulls, of animals, for discovering their specific differences.Crā'ni-ŏs'co-pist, n. p. 309One skilled in, or professing, cranioscopy. It was found of equal dimensions in a literary man whose skull puzzled the cranioscopists. (Coleridge.Crā'ni-ŏs'eo-py, n. p. 309The examination of the skull with a view to discover the parts of the brain which are supposed to be the organs of particular passions or faculties.Crā'ni-ŭm, n. p. 309(Anat.) The skull of an animal; the assemblage of bones which inclose the brain; brain-pan.Crănk, n. p. 309(Mach.) A bend in, or a bent portion of, an axis, serving as a handle for communicating circular motion, as the 1, single crank; 2, double crank; 3, bell-crank. crank of a grindstone; or to change…Crănk, a. p. 309(Naut.) Liable to careen or be overset, as a ship when she is too narrow, or has not sufficient ballast, or is loaded too high, to carry full sail. 2. Full of spirit; brisk; lively. As cockle on his…Crănk, v. i. p. 309Same as CRANKLE.Crănk'-bĭrd, n. p. 309(Ornith.) A species of woodpecker of very small size.Crănked, a. p. 309Formed with a bend or crank; as, a cranked axle.Crănk'le, v. i. p. 309To run in a winding course; to bend, wind, and turn. See how this river comes me crankling in! Shak.Crănk'le, v. t. p. 309To break into bends, turns, or angles; to crinkle. Old Vaga's stream Crankling her banks. Philips.Crănk'le, n. p. 309A bend or turn; a crinkle; an angular prominence.Crănk'ness, n. p. 309(Naut.) Liability to be overset; — said of a ship. 2. Stoutness; erectness.Crănk'-pĭn, n. p. 309(Mach.) A cylindrical piece joining the ends of the crank arms, and attached to the connecting rod; or, if the crank has but one arm, the pin projects from the end of it.Crănk'y, a. p. 309Same as CRANK, a.Crăn'nied, a. p. 309Having rents, chinks, or fissures; as, a crannied wall.Crăn'ny, n. p. 309A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in a wall, or other substance. In a firm building, the cavities ought not to be filled with rubbish, but with brick or stone fitted to the…Crăn'ny, a. p. 309Quick; giddy; thoughtless. Halliwell.Crăn'ny, v. i. p. 309To make crannies. 2. To haunt or enter by crannies. All tenantless, save to the crannying wind. Byron.Cran-tā'ra, n. p. 309The fiery cross which formed the rallying symbol in the Highlands of Scotland, on any sudden emergency; — so called because disobedience to what the symbol implied brought infamy upon the offender.…Crânts, n. p. 309A garland carried before the bier of a maiden, and hung over her grave. [Obs.] She is allowed her virgin crants. Shak.Crăp'au-dîne, a. p. 309(Arch.) Turning on pivots at the top and bottom; — said of a door.Crăp'au-dîne, n. p. 309(Far.) An ulcer on the coronet of a horse. Bailey.Crāpe, n. p. 309A thin, transparent stuff, made of raw silk gummed and twisted on the mill, woven without crossing. It is much used for mourning garments, also for gowns and the dress of the clergy. A saint in crape…Crāpe, v. t. p. 309To form into ringlets; to curl; as, to crape the hair.Crāpe'-fish, n. p. 309Salted codfish hardened by pressure. Kane.Crāp'nel, n. p. 309A hook or drag. See GRAPNEL.Crāp'ple, n. p. 309A claw. [Obs.] Spenser.Crăp'ū-lă or Crāp'ūle, n. p. 309Same as CRAPULENCE.Crāp'ū-lence, n. p. 309The sickness occasioned by intemperance; surfeit. [Obs.] Bailey.Crāp'ū-lent or Crāp'ū-lous, a. p. 309Surcharged with liquor; sick by intemperance. [Rare.] Syn.—Drunken; intoxicated; inebriated.Crāp’y, a. p. 309Resembling crape.Crāre, n. p. 309A slow, unwieldy trading vessel. [Obs.] [Written also crayer and cray.] To show what coast thy sluggish crare Might easiest harbor in. Shak.Crāse, v. t. p. 309To crush or bruise; to weaken. [Obs.]Crăsh, v. t. p. 309To break to pieces violently; to dash with tumult and violence. [Rare.] Mallet.Crăsh, v. i. p. 309To make a loud, clattering sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once. When convulsions cleave the laboring earth, Before the dismal yawn appears, the ground Trembles and heaves, the…Crăsh, n. p. 309The loud, mingled sound of many things falling and breaking at once. The gilded roofs and towers of stone, Now instant all around, With sudden crash and dreadful groan, Rush thundering to the ground.…Crā'sis, n. p. 309(Med.) A mixture of the constituents of a fluid; as, the crasis of the blood, of humors, &c.; hence, constitution; temperament. Dunglison. 2. (Gram.) A contraction of two vowels into one long vowel…Crăss, a. p. 309Gross; thick; coarse; not elaborated or refined. [Obs.] “Crass and fumid exhalations.” Browne. “Crass ignorance.” Cudworth.Crăss'a-ment, n. p. 309The thick part of any fluid, especially of the blood; a clot.