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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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Crin'gle, n. p. 313A withe for fastening a gate. 2. (Naut.) An iron ring or thimble strapped to the bolt-rope of a sail for various purposes, as to attach the sheet, earings, &c.; also, a rope having its end formed…Crīn'i-cŭlt'ūr-al, a. p. 313Relating to the growth of hair.Crī-nig'er-oŭs, a. p. 313Bearing hair; hairy.Crī'nite, a. p. 313Having the appearance of a tuft of hair. “Comate, crinite, caudate stars.” Fairfax. 2. (Bot.) Bearded with long hairs. Gray.Crin'kle, v. t. p. 313[D. krinkelen, to wind or twist, krinkel, twisting, turn, from kring, circle. [Cf. CRINGLE.] To form with short turns or wrinkles; to mold into inequalities. Her face all bowsy, Comely crinkled…Crink'le, v. i. p. 313To turn or wind; to run in and out in little or short bends or turns; to bend; to wrinkle. And all the rooms Were full of crinkling silks. E. B. Browning.Crink'le, n. p. 313A winding or turn; wrinkle; sinuosity.Crī'nō, n. p. 313A genus of Entozoa chiefly found in horses and dogs. 2. (Med.) A cutaneous disease, affecting infants, consisting in the growth of rigid black hairs from the skin of the back, arms, and legs…Cri'nōid, n. p. 313The same as CRINOIDEAN.Crī-noid’al, a. p. 313Consisting of, or containing, the remains of encrinites, or crinoids. Dana.Crī-noid'e-a, n. pl. p. 313(Zoöl.) A genus of radiated animals related to the star-fish, but growing on a long, jointed stalk, stem, or pedicel, the joints of the stem, as they occur fossil in the rocks, resembling…Cri-noid'e-an, n. p. 313One of the Crinoidea.Crin'o-līne, n. p. 313A lady's skirt expanded by means of hoops, or by being made of materials stiffened in various ways; — so called because formerly made of hair-cloth.Cri-nōse', a. p. 313Hairy. [Rare.] Bailey.Cri-nōs'i-ty, n. p. 313Hairiness. [Rare.] Bailey.Crī'num, n. p. 313(Bot.) A genus of bulbous plants, of the order Amaryllidaceæ, cultivated as greenhouse plants on account of their beauty.Crinze, n. p. 313An old kind of drinking-cup. W. Scott.Cri-ōc'e-ris, n. p. 313(Entom.) A genus of coleopterous insects, of the family Crioceridæ, and including the asparagus-beetle.Crip'ple, n. p. 313One who creeps, halts, or limps; one who has lost, or never enjoyed, the use of his limbs; hence, one disabled in the use of any natural function.Crip'ple, a. p. 313Lame. [Rare.] Shak.Crip'ple, v. t. p. 313To deprive of the use of the limbs, particularly of the legs and feet; to lame. He [Charles V.] commanded in person and in chief, even when surrounded with veterans and crippled by the gout. Motley.…Crip'ple-ness, n. p. 313Lameness. [Obs.] Johnson.Crip'pling, n. p. 313A spar or timber set up as a support against the side of a building.Cri'sis, n. p. 313The point of time when any affair, movement, or course of action, must terminate, or take a new course, or be turned back; the decisive moment; the turning-point. This hour's the very crisis of your…Crisp, a. p. 313Formed into stiff curls or ringlets. For their crisp hair they shall have bald pates. Vires. 2. Characterized by windings or indentations. Ye nymphs called Naids, of the wandering brooks.... Leave…Crisp, v. t. p. 314To curl, twist, or form into ringlets, as the hair; to wreathe or interweave, as the branches of trees. The lover with the myrtle sprays Adorns his crisped tresses. Drayton. Along the crisped shades…Crisp, v. i. p. 314To form little curls or undulations on the surface or edges. To watch the crisping ripples on the beach. Tennyson.Crīs'pāte or Crīs'pā-ted, a. p. 314Having a crisped appearance.Crīs-pā'tion, n. p. 314The act of curling, or the state of being curled. [Obs.] Bacon.Crĭs'pa-tūre, n. p. 314The state of being curled; a curling.Crĭsp'er, n. p. 314One who, or that which, crisps or curls; an instrument for friezing or crisping cloth.Crīs'pin, n. p. 314A shoemaker;—familiarly or jocularly so called from Crispin, or Crispinus, the patron saint of the craft.Crĭsp'ing-ī'ron, n. p. 314A curling-iron; a crisping-pin.Crīsp'ing-pĭn, n. p. 314A curling-iron.Crīs'pi-sūl'cant, a. p. 314Wavy, zigzag, as lightning is represented. [Obs.] Bailey.Crīs'pite, n. p. 314(Min.) An ore of titanium; oxide of titanium; rutile. Dana.Crīsp'ly, adv. p. 314With crispness; in a crisp manner.Crīsp'ness, n. p. 314A state of being crisp, curled, or brittle.Crīsp'y, a. p. 314Formed into short, close ringlets; frizzled; crisp; as, crispy locks. 2. Prepared so as to break short; brittle; as, a crispy cake.Crīss'-crōss, n. p. 314A mark or symbol formed by two lines crossing each other, usually at right angles, as that used for signature by persons unable to write. 2. A child's game played on paper or on a slate, consisting…Criss'-crōss, adv. p. 314In opposite directions; in a way to cross something else. 2. With opposition or hinderance; unpleasantly; as, things lie criss-cross, or go criss-cross.Crīss'-crōss-rōw, n. p. 314See CHRIST-CROSS-ROW.Crīs'tāte or Crīs'tā-ted, a. p. 314(Bot.) Having an appendage like a crest or tuft, as some anthers and flowers; crest-like; crested.Crī-tē'rī-on, n. p. 314A standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test, by which facts, principles, and conduct are tried in order to a correct judgment respecting them. It is the very criterion of true…Crī-tē'rī-on-al, a. p. 314Pertaining to, or serving as, a criterion. [Rare.]Crīth'mum, n. p. 314(Bot.) A genus of umbelliferous plants, including the sea-fennel (C. maritimum), a low, perennial plant, growing about the sea-coast of England; samphire.Crīth'o-mān'cy, n. p. 314A kind of divination by means of the dough of cakes, and the meal strewed over the victims, in ancient sacrifices.Crit'ic, n. p. 314One skilled in judging of the merits of literary works or productions of art, especially in the fine arts; a connoisseur; an expert; hence, one who passes judgment upon or criticises literary or…Crit'ic, a. p. 314Relating to criticism. See CRITICAL.Crit'ic, v. i. p. 314To criticise; to play the critic. [Obs.] Temple.Crit'ic-al, a. p. 314Having the skill or power to judge with accuracy of literary or artistic matters and merits. It is submitted to the judgment of more critical ears to direct and determine what is graceful and what is…Critical philosophy p. 314the metaphysical system of Kant; — so called from his most important work, “The Critique of Pure Reason.”Crit'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 314In a critical manner; with nice discernment; accurately; exactly. “Critically to discern good writers from bad.” Dryden. 2. At a crisis; in a situation, place, or condition of decisive consequence…Crĭt'ic-al-ness, n. p. 314The state of being critical. 2. Accuracy in examination or decision; exactness; nicety.Crĭt'i-çīs'a-ble, a. p. 314Capable of being criticised.Crĭt'i-çīse, v. t. p. 314To examine and judge as a critic; to pass literary or artistic judgment upon; to animadvert on; as, to criticise an author; to criticise conduct. [Written also, more analogically, but less commonly…Crĭt'i-çīse, v. i. p. 314To act as a critic; to pass literary or artistic judgment; to animadvert; to utter censure. Cavil you may, but never criticise. Pope.Crĭt'i-çīs'er, n. p. 314One who criticises. Pert criticisers and saucy correctors of the original before them. Blackwall.Crit'i-cism, n. p. 314The art of judging of the beauties and faults of a literary performance, or of a production in the fine arts; as, the rules of criticism. 2. The act of judging on the merit of a performance; a…Cri-tique', n. p. 314The art of criticism. [Written also critic.] [R.] 2. A critical examination or estimate of a work of literature or art; a critical essay; a careful and thorough analysis of any subject; as, Kant's…