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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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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…Cri-tique', v. t. p. 314To pass judgment upon; to criticise. [Obs.] Pope.Criz'zel or Criz'zel-ing or Criz'zie, n. p. 314A kind of roughness on the surface of glass, which clouds its transparency.Croak, v. i. p. 314To make a low, hoarse noise in the throat, as a frog, a raven or crow; hence, to make any low, muttering sound. 2. To cry in a dismal manner; to grumble; to forebode evil; to utter complaints…Crōak, v. t. p. 314To utter or say in a low, hoarse voice. A raven ever croaks at my side, Keep watch and ward. Tennyson.Crōak, n. p. 314The low, harsh sound uttered by a frog or a raven, or a like sound.Crōak'er, n. p. 314One who croaks, murmurs, or complains unreasonably; one who habitually forebodes evil. [Rare.]Crō'at, n. p. 314(Geog.) A native of Croatia; especially, a soldier of that country in the Austrian army.Crō'ceōus, a. p. 314Consisting of, or like, saffron; yellow. [Rare.] Bailey.Crō'ches, n. pl. p. 314Little buds or knobs about the tops of a deer's horn.Cro·chet', n. p. 314A kind of netting made by means of a small hook, the material being worsted, cotton, or silk.Cro-chet', v. t. p. 314To perform the kind of netting called crochet; as, to crochet a shawl.Crō'ci-a-ry, n. p. 314(Eccl.) The person whose duty it is to carry the crozier before the archbishop. [Obs.]Cro-cid'o-lite, n. p. 314(Min.) An asbestos-like mineral, having long and delicate fibers, and consisting principally of silicate of iron.Crŏc'i·tā'tion, n. p. 314A croaking. [Obs.] Bailey.Crōck, n. p. 314An earthen vessel; a pot or pitcher; a cup. [Obs.] “The Crock of Gold.” Tupper.Crōck, v. t. p. 314To lay up in a crock; as, to crock butter. Halliwell.Crōck, n. p. 314The fine and loose black matter collected from combustion, as on pots and kettles, or in a chimney; soot.Crŏck, v. t. p. 314To blacken with soot, or other matter collected from combustion, or with the coloring matter of cloth.Crōck, v. i. p. 314To give off crock or smut.Crōck'er-y, n. p. 314Earthenware; vessels formed of clay, glazed and baked; pottery.Crōck'et, n. p. 314(Arch.) An ornament formed in imitation of curved and bent foliage, and placed upon the angles of canopies, spires, and pinnacles.Crŏck'et-ed, a. p. 314Ornamented with crockets, or projecting leaves, bunches of foliage, &c.Crōck'y, a. p. 314Smutty.Crōc'o-dīle, n. p. 314(Zoöl.) A large reptile of the genus Crocodilus. It grows to the length of sixteen or eighteen feet, runs swiftly on the land, but does not easily turn itself. It inhabits the large rivers in Africa…Crōc'o-dīle, a. p. 314Pertaining to, or like, a crocodile. 2. Consisting of crocodiles; as, the crocodile family.Crocodile tears p. 314false or affected tears; hypocritical sorrow;—derived from the fiction of old travelers, that crocodiles shed tears over their prey.Crōc'o-dīl'i-an, a. p. 314Pertaining to the crocodile.Crōc'o-dīl'i-an, n. p. 314(Zoöl.) A member of the crocodile family; a crocodile.Crōc'o-dil'i-ty, n. p. 314(Logic.) A captious or sophistical mode of arguing. [Rare.]Crō'cois-ite, n. p. 314(Min.) The chromate of lead; red-lead ore.Crō'con-ate, n. p. 314(Chem.) A salt formed by the union of croconic acid with a base.Cro-cōn'ic, a. p. 314Yellow, like saffron. Croconic acid (Chem.), a crystallizable acid obtained by heating potash with carbon;—so called from the color of its salts.Crō'cus, n. p. 315(Bot.) A genus of plants valued for their early flowering, and the brilliancy of the blossoms. C. sativus produces the saffron. Loudon. 2. (Chem.) A deep-yellow powder; any metal calcined to a red or…Crōft, n. p. 315A small close, or inclosed field, used for pasture, tillage, or other purposes. This have I learned, Tending my flocks hard by i' the hilly crofts That brow this bottom glade. Milton.Croi-sāde' or Croi-sā'do, n. p. 315A holy war. [Obs.] See CRUSADE.Croise, n. p. 315A soldier or pilgrim engaged in a crusade, and wearing the badge of it. “The necessity and weakness of the croises.” Burke.Crois-sānt’, n. p. 315(Her.) A cross, the ends of which are terminated by crescents.Crō'ker, n. p. 315A water fowl that inhabits the Chesapeake, and the large rivers in Virginia. Pennant.Crō'mā, n. p. 315(Mus.) A character used in musical notation; a quaver.Crōme, n. p. 315A crook; a staff with a hook at the end of it. [Prov. Eng.] Hallowell.Crōm'lech, n. p. 315A structure of large stones, a part set uprightly, and others of a flat shape resting on them, found in countries formerly occupied by the Celts, and supposed to be the remains of druidical altars.Cro-mōr'nā, n. p. 315(Mus.) A certain reed stop in the organ, of a quality of tone resembling that of the oboe. [Corruptly written cromona.]Crōne, n. p. 315An old ewe. [Obs.] Tusser. 2. An old woman;—usually in contempt; more rarely an aged man. But still the crone was constant to her note: The more he spoke, the more she stretched her throat. Dryden.…Crō'nel, n. p. 315The iron head of a tilting spear. [Written also coronel.] The heads of tilting lances being blunt, or fitted with a contrivance to prevent penetration, called a “coronel” or cronel, from its…Crō'net, n. p. 315The hair which grows over the top of a horse's hoof.Crōn'stedt-īte, n. p. 315(Min.) A mineral consisting principally of silicate of iron, and crystallizing in hexagonal prisms;—so named from the Swedish mineralogist Cronstedt. Dana.Crō'ny, n. p. 315An intimate companion; an associate; a familiar friend. [Colloq.] To oblige your crony Swift, Bring our dame a new year's gift. Swift. He soon found his former cronies, though all rather the worse…