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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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Crōw'-trōd'den, a. p. 318Marked with crow's-feet, or wrinkles, at the corners of the eyes. Do I look as if I were crow-trodden? Beau. & Fl.Croy'l'stōne, n. p. 318(Min.) Crystallized caulk, in which the crystals are small.Crōze, n. p. 318A cooper’s tool.Cru'cial, a. p. 318Having the form of a cross; appertaining to a cross; transverse; intersecting. “A crucial incision.” Dunglison. 2. Severe; trying or searching, as if bringing to the cross; as, a crucial experiment.…Cru'cian, n. p. 318(Ichth.) A short, thick, broad fish, of a deep yellow color; Cyprinus gibelio.Excru'ci-āte, v. t. p. 318To afflict with extreme pain or distress; to torture; to torment. [Obs.] See EXCRUCIATE. Bale.Cru'ci-ate, a. p. 318Tormented. [Obs.] Bale. 2. (Bot.) Having the leaves or petals arranged in the form of a cross; cruciform.Cru'ci-ā'tion, n. p. 318The act of torturing; torment. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.Cru'ci-ble, n. p. 318A chemical vessel or melting-pot, capable of enduring great heat without injury, and used for melting ores, metals, &c. It is commonly made of clay, or of clay compounded with other materials, as…Crŭ'ci-fer, n. p. 318(Bot.) A plant of the order Cruciferæ, having the four petals of its flower arranged so as to form a figure resembling a Maltese cross, whence the name.Cru-ci'fer-oŭs, a. p. 318Bearing a cross. 2. (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, the cruciform family of plants; cruciate.Cru'ci-fi'er, n. p. 318One who crucifies; hence, one who subjects himself or another to a painful trial.Cru'ci-fix, n. p. 318An effigy or representation of the sufferings of Christ; a cross, with the figure of Christ crucified upon it. And kissing of her crucifix, Unto the block she drew. Warner. 2. The religion of Christ.…Cru'ci-fi'xion, n. p. 318The act of nailing or fastening a person to a cross, for the purpose of putting him to death. 2. The state of one who is fastened to a cross; death upon a cross. 3. Intense suffering or affliction…Cru'çi-fôrm, a. p. 318Cross-shaped. Warton. 2. (Bot.) Consisting of four equal petals, disposed in the form of a cross. Martyn.Cru'ci-fy, v. t. p. 318To fasten to a cross; to put to death by nailing the hands and feet to a cross or gibbet. But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Luke xxiii. 21. In purple he was crucified, not born.…Cru-ci'ger-ous, a. p. 318Bearing the cross; marked with the figure of a cross. Browne.Cru'çīte, n. p. 318(Min.) A mineral which crystallizes in the form of a cross; a variety of andalusite.Crŭd, n. p. 318Curd. See CURD.Crŭd'dle, v. i. p. 318To curdle or coagulate. [Obs.] See how thy blood cruddles at this. Beau. & Fl. 2. To crowd or huddle. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 3. To stoop. [Prov. Eng.] Brockett.Crude, a. p. 318In its natural state; not cooked or prepared by fire or heat; undressed; not altered, refined, or prepared for use by any artificial process; raw. “Common crude salt.” Boyle. Molding to its will each…Crude'ly, adv. p. 318In a crude, immature, or hasty manner; rudely.Crude'ness, n. p. 318A crude, undigested, or unprepared state; rawness; unripeness; immaturity; unfitness for a destined use or purpose.Cru'di-ty, n. p. 318The condition of being crude; rawness; indigestion. 2. That which is in a crude or indigested state. May we not ask such prefacers, if what they allege be true, what has the world to do with them and…Cru'dle, v. t. p. 318See CRUDDLE.Cru'dy, a. p. 318Concreted; coagulated; curded. [Obs.] His cruel wounds with crudy blood congealed. Spenser. 2. Characterized by, or producing, crudeness; crude. [Obs.] Sherris sack . . . ascends me into the brain…Cru'el, a. p. 318Disposed to give pain to others; willing or pleased to torment, vex, or afflict; destitute of sympathetic kindness and pity; savage; barbarous; hard-hearted. Behold a people cometh from the north…Crū'el-ly, adv. p. 318In a cruel manner; with cruelty; with severe pain or torture; inhumanly; barbarously.Cru'el-ness, n. p. 318Cruelty. [Obs.] Spenser.Crū'el-ty, n. p. 318The attribute or character of being cruel; a disposition to give unnecessary pain or distress to others; inhumanity; barbarity. Pierced through the heart with your stern cruelty. Shak. 2. An act…Cru'en-tate, a. p. 318Smeared with blood; marked with red blotches; blood-red. [Obs.] Glanville.Cru-ēn’toŭs, a. p. 318Bloody; cruentate. [Obs.]Crū'et, n. p. 318A vial or small glass bottle, for holding vinegar, oil, or the like; a castor.Crū'et-stānd, n. p. 318A frame for holding cruets.Crūise, n. p. 318A small bottle. See CRUSE.Cruise, v. i. p. 318To go back and forth on the ocean; to pass and repass in a vessel; to sail, as for the protection of others, in search of an enemy, for plunder, or for pleasure;—more rarely, to wander hither and…Crūise, n. p. 318A voyage made in various directions, as of an armed vessel, for the protection of other vessels, or in search of an enemy; a sailing to and fro.Crūi's'er, n. p. 318One who, or a ship that, cruises;—usually an armed ship; as, a piratical cruiser.Crūl'ler, n. p. 318A kind of sweet cake boiled in fat to a state of crispness. See KRULLER.Crŭmb, n. p. 318A small fragment or piece; especially, a small piece of bread or other food, broken or cut off. Desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table. Luke xvi. 21. 2. The soft part…Crŭmb, v. t. p. 318To break into crumbs or small pieces; as, to crumb bread. [Written also crum.]Crūmb'-cloth, n. p. 318A cloth to be laid under a table to receive falling fragments, and keep the carpet or floor clean. [Written also crum-cloth.]Crām'ble, n. p. 318A very small fragment; a small crumb.Crŭm'ble, v. t. p. 318To break into small pieces; to divide into minute parts. Flesh is the glass which holds the dust That measures all our time, which also shall Be crumbled into dust. Herbert.Crŭm'ble, v. i. p. 318To fall into small pieces; to break or part into small fragments; hence, to fall to decay; to perish. If the stone is brittle, it will crumble and pass into the form of gravel. Arbuthnot. The league…Crū'me-nal, n. p. 318A purse. [Obs.] More.Crŭm'ma-ble, a. p. 318Capable of being broken into small pieces by the fingers.Crŭm'my, a. p. 318Full of crumbs. 2. Soft, as the crumb of bread is; not crusty.Crŭmp, a. p. 318<br>1. Crooked. “Crump-shouldered.” L'Estrange.<br>2. Hard or crusty; as, a crump loaf. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Crŭmp'et, n. p. 318A certain kind of soft bread-cake, not sweetened, and baked on an iron or tin plate.Crŭm'ple, v. t. p. 318To draw or press into wrinkles or folds; to rumple or crook. Plague on him, how he has crumpled our hands! Massinger.Crŭm'ple, v. i. p. 318To contract or shrink irregularly; to wrinkle.Crŭm'pling, n. p. 319A small, withered, degenerate apple. Johnson.Crŭmp'y, a. p. 319Easily broken; brittle; crumpCrŭnch, v. i. p. 319To chew with violence and noise; to craunch. 2. To grind or press with violence and noise. “The ship crunched through the ice.” Kane.Crŭnk or Crŭnk'le, v. i. p. 319To cry like a crane. [Obs.] “The crane crunketh.” Withal, 1608.Crû'or, n. p. 319Gore; coagulated blood.Crŭp, n. p. 319See Croup.Crŭp, a. p. 319Short; brittle; as, crup cake. Todd. 2. Ill-tempered; surly. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Crup'per, n. p. 319The buttocks or rump of a horse. 2. A strap of leather which is buckled to a saddle, and, passing under a horse’s tail, prevents the saddle from slipping or being thrown forward on the horse’s neck.…