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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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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.Crăss'i-ment, n. p. 309The same as CRASSAMENT.Crăss'i-tūde, n. p. 309Grossness; coarseness; thickness. Bacon.Crāss'ness, n. p. 309Grossness. [Obs.] Glanville.Crās'ti-nā'tion, n. p. 309The act of putting off till to-morrow; procrastination. [Obs.]Cra-tæ'gus, n. p. 309(Bot.) A genus of small, hardy trees, much used for ornamental purposes; the hawthorn.Crătch, n. p. 309A manger or open frame for hay; a crib. Begin from first where He encradled was, In simple cratch, wrapt in a wad of hay. Spenser. Cratch-cradle, a representation of the figure of the cratch, made…Crā'tch, n. p. 309See SCRATCH.Crāte, n. p. 309A basket or hamper of wicker-work, used for the transportation of china, crockery, and similar wares.Crā'ter, n. p. 309The aperture or mouth of a volcano. 2. (Astron.) A constellation of the southern hemisphere, called the Cup.Cra-tēr'i-fōrm, a. p. 309Having the form of a goblet.Crā'ter-oŭs, a. p. 309Pertaining to, or resembling, a crater. [R.] Browning.Crāunch, v. t. p. 309To crush with the teeth; to chew with violence and noise; to crunch. Swift.Cra-văt', n. p. 309A neckcloth; a piece of fine muslin, silk, or other cloth, worn by men about the neck.Cra-văt'ted, a. p. 309Having on a cravat. The young men faultlessly appointed, handsomely cravatted. Thackeray.Crāve, v. t. p. 309To ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with submission or humility, as a dependent; to beg; to entreat; to beseech; to implore. As for my nobler friends, I crave their pardon. Shak. Joseph .…Crā'ven, n. p. 309One who, being vanquished in trial by battle, has craved or begged his life of his antagonist; hence, a recreant; a coward; a weak-hearted, spiritless fellow. King Henry. Is it fit this soldier keep…Crā'ven, a. p. 309Cowardly with meanness. “A craven heart.” Shak. The poor craven bridegroom said never a word. W. Scott.Crā'ven, v. t. p. 309To make recreant, weak, or cowardly. [Obs.] There is a prohibition so divine, That cravens my weak hand. Shak.Crāv'er, n. p. 309One who craves or begs.Crāv'ing-ly, adv. p. 309In an earnest or craving manner.Crāv'ing-ness, n. p. 309The state of craving.Crăw, n. p. 309The crop or first stomach of fowls. Ray.Craw'-fish or Crāy'-fish, n. p. 309(Zoöl.) A species of crustacea of the genus Astacus, resembling the lobster, but smaller, found in fresh-water streams. It is esteemed very delicate food. See CRUSTACEA.Crawl, v. i. p. 309To move slowly by drawing the body along the ground, as a worm; or to move slowly on the hands and knees or feet, as a human being; to creep. A worm finds what it searches after only by feeling, as…Crawl, n. p. 309The act or motion of crawling; slow motion, as of a creeping animal.Crawl, n. p. 309A pen or inclosure of stakes and hurdles on the sea-coast, for containing fish.Craw'l'er, n. p. 309One who, or that which, crawls; a creeper; a reptile.Crawl'ing-ly, adv. p. 309In a crawling manner.Crāx, n. p. 309(Ornith.) A genus of gallinaceous birds, of the family Cracidæ, inhabiting America; the curassow.Crāy or Crāy'er, n. p. 309(Naut.) A small sea vessel. [Obs.] [Written also crare.]Crāy'-fish, n. p. 309The river lobster. See CRAW-FISH.Crāy'on, n. p. 309A piece of chalk, or other soft stone, usually in the form of a cylinder, or a composition of earths, variously colored, stiffened with some tenacious substance, and made into sticks or cylinders, to…Crāy'on, v. t. p. 309To sketch, as with a crayon; to sketch or plan. He afterward composed that discourse, conformable to the plan which he had crayonéd out. Malone.Crāy'on-pāint'ing, n. p. 309The act or art of drawing with crayons.Crāze, v. t. p. 310To break into pieces; to crush; to grind to powder; as, to craze tin ore. “The pot was crazed.” Chaucer. God, looking forth, will trouble all his host, And craze their chariot wheels. Milton. 2. To…Crāze, v. i. p. 310To be crazed, or to act or appear as one that is crazed. She would weep and he would craze. Keats.