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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Crāze, n. p. 310State of craziness; insanity. 2. A strong habitual desire or passion. It was quite a craze with him [Burns] to have his Jean dressed genteely. Prof. Wilson.Crāz'ed-ness, n. p. 310A broken state; decrepitude; an impaired state of the intellect.Crāze'-mill or Crāz'ing-mill, n. p. 310A mill resembling a grist mill, used for grinding tin.Crā'zi-ly, adv. p. 310In a broken or crazy manner.Crā'zi-ness, n. p. 310The state of being broken or weakened; as, the craziness of a ship or of the limbs. 2. The state of being broken in mind; imbecility or weakness of intellect; derangement.Crā'zy, a. p. 310Characterized by weakness or feebleness; decrepit; broken. “One of great riches, but a crazy constitution.” Addison. They with difficulty got a crazy boat to carry them to the island. Jeffrey. 2.…Crē'a-ble, a. p. 310Capable of being created. [Obs.]Creāght, n. p. 310A drove of cattle. [Obs.] Halliwell.Creak, v. t. p. 310To make a sharp, harsh, grating sound, as by the friction of hard substances. No door there was the unguarded house to keep. On creaking hinges turned, to break his sleep. Dryden.Creak, v. t. p. 310To produce a creaking sound with. I shall stay here . . . Creaking my shoes on the plain masonry. Shak.Creak, n. p. 310The sound produced when any thing creaks. Clarke. To cry creak, to desist from any project; to repent. [Obs.] Halliwell.Crēam, n. p. 310The oily, unctuous substance, of a yellowish color, which, when milk stands unagitated in a cool place, rises and forms a scum on the surface. 2. The part of any liquor that rises and collects on the…Crēam, v. t. p. 310To skim or take off by skimming, as cream. 2. To take off the best part of.Crēam, v. i. p. 310To form or become covered with cream; to become thick like cream; to assume the appearance of cream.Crēam'cāke, n. p. 310(Cookery.) A kind of cake filled with custard made of cream, eggs, &c.Crēam'-cheese, n. p. 310Cheese formed of milk from which the cream has not been taken off, or of milk mixed with cream.Crēam'-cōl'ored, a. p. 310Of the color of cream; light yellow. “Cream-colored horses.” Hazlitt.Crēam'-fāced, a. p. 310White or pale, as the effect of fear, or as the natural complexion.Crēam'-fruit, n. p. 310(Bot.) (a.) A kind of edible fruit found at Sierra Leone. (b.) A plant, the Roupellia grata;—so called because its fruit contains a cream-like juice.Crēam'-nūt, n. p. 310(Bot.) The fruit of the Bertholletia excelsa of South America;—commonly called Brazil-nut.Crēam'-slice, n. p. 310A sort of wooden knife with a thin blade twelve or fourteen inches long.Crēam'y, a. p. 310Full of cream. There each trim lass, that skims the milky store, To the swart tribes their creamy bowls allot. Collins. 2. Resembling cream in nature, appearance, or taste; unctuous. “Lines of creamy…Crē'ance, n. p. 310(Falconry.) A fine, small line, fastened to a hawk's leash, when she is first lured.Crē'ant, a. p. 310Creative; formative. [Rare.] So we Sprang very beauteous from the creant Word Which thrilled around us. Browning.Crēase, n. p. 310A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced. 2. A Malay dagger. See CREESE. “The cursed Malayan crease.” Tennyson.Crease, v. t. p. 310To make a crease or mark in, as by folding or doubling.Crē'a-sōte, n. p. 310See CREOSOTE.Crē'at, n. p. 310(Man.) An usher to a riding-master.Cre-āt'a-ble, a. p. 310Capable of being created.