Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Cruse, n. p. 319A small cup or bottle. Take with thee . . . a cruse of honey. 1 Kings xiv. 3.Cru'set, n. p. 319A goldsmith's crucible or melting pot.Crŭsh, v. t. p. 319To press and bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts of. For drink the grape She crushes. Milton. 2. To overwhelm by pressure; to beat…Crŭsh, v. i. p. 319To be pressed into a smaller compass by external weight or force.Crŭsh, n. p. 319A violent collision or compression; a destructive fall; a crash. Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds. Addison. 2. Violent pressure, as of a crowd.Crŭsh'er, n. p. 319One who, or that which, crushes.Crŭst, n. p. 319The hard, external coat or covering of any thing; an exterior surface or outer shell; a concretion. I have seen the statue of an emperor quite hid under a crust of dross. Addison. And a most instant…Crŭst, v. t. p. 319To cover with a hard case, or crust; to incrust. “The whole body is crusted over with ice.” Boyle. And now their legs, and breasts, and bodies stood Crusted with bark. Addison. 2. To cover with…Crūst, v. i. p. 319To gather or contract into a hard crust; to concrete or freeze at the surface, so as to form a crust.Crŭs'ta, n. p. 319A gem engraved for inlaying a vase or other object.Crus-tā'ce-ā, n. pl. p. 319One of the classes of the Articulata, or articulated animals (see ANIMAL KINGDOM), including lobsters, shrimps, and crabs; so called from the crust-like shell with which the body and legs are…Crus-tā'ce-an, n. p. 319An animal belonging to the class Crustacea.Crus-tā'ce-an, a. p. 319Pertaining to the crustacea; crustaceous.Crus-tā'ce-ō-lŏg'ĭc-al, a. p. 319Pertaining to crustaceology.Crus-tā'ce-ōl'o-gīst, n. p. 319One versed in crustaceology; crustologist.Crus-tā'ce-ŏl'o-gy, n. p. 319The science which treats of the crustacea; malacostracology.Crus-tā'ceōus, a. p. 319Pertaining to, or of the nature of, crust or shell; having a crust like shell. 2. Belonging to the crustacea; crustacean.Crus-tā'ceous-ness, n. p. 319The quality of having a soft and jointed shell.Crūst'al, a. p. 319Belonging to, or made of, crust; crusty.Crŭs'ta-lŏg'ĭc-al, a. p. 319Pertaining to crustology.Crus-tăl’o-gĭst, n. p. 319One who describes, or is versed in the science of, crustaceous animals.Crus-tăl'o-gy, n. p. 319The science which treats of crustacea; crustaceology.Crŭs'tā-tēd, a. p. 319Covered with a crust; as, crustated basalt.Crus-tā'tion, n. p. 319An adherent crust; incrustation.Crus-tif'ic, a. p. 319Producing, or forming, a crust or skin.Crŭst'i-ly, adv. p. 319In a crusty, peevish, or harsh manner; morosely.Crŭst'i-ness, n. p. 319The quality of crust; hardness. 2. The quality of being crusty, or peevish; surliness; moroseness. Old Christy forgot his usual crustiness. W. Irving.Crúst'y, a. p. 319Having the nature of crust; pertaining to a hard covering; hard; as, a crusty coat; a crusty surface or substance. 2. Having a harsh exterior, or a short, rough manner, though kind at heart…Crût, n. p. 319The rough, shaggy part of oak bark.Crŭtch, n. p. 319A staff with a cross-piece at the head, placed under the arm or shoulder, to support the lame or infirm in walking. I'll lean upon one crutch, and fight with the other, Ere stay behind this business.…Crŭtch, v. t. p. 319To support on crutches; to prop up or sustain. [Rare.] Two fools that crutch their feeble sense on verse. Dryden.Crûtched, p. a. p. 319Supported upon crutches; using crutches. 2. Marked with the sign of the cross; crouched. See CROUCH. Crutched friar (Eccl.), one of a religious order, so called because the members of it bore the…Cruth, n. p. 319See CROWD.Crūx, n. p. 319Any thing that puzzles, vexes, or tries, in the highest degree. Dr. Sheridan.Cru'ys-hāge, n. p. 319(Ichth.) A fish of the shark kind, having a triangular head and mouth; Lamna cornubica.Cru-zā'do, n. p. 319See CRUSADO.Crȳ, v. i. p. 319To utter a loud voice; to speak, call, or exclaim loudly, vehemently, or earnestly; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray. Yet cried they out like vultures, and urged on As if they would precipitate…Crÿ, v. t. p. 319To utter loudly; to utter; to sound abroad. Let them all, All, all cry shame against ye, yet I'll speak. Shak. 2. To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially…Cry, n. p. 319A loud utterance; especially, the inarticulate and unintelligent sound produced by one of the lower animals. These yelling monsters that with ceaseless cry Surround me. Milton. 2. Utterance or…Crŷ'al, n. p. 320The heron. [Obs.] Ainsworth.Crŷ'er, n. p. 320See CRIER.Crŷ'er, n. p. 320A kind of hawk;—called also falcon gentle. Ainsworth.Crŷ'ing, a. p. 320Calling for notice; compelling attention and regard; notorious; heinous. Too much fondness for meditative retirement is not the crying sin of our modern Christianity. I. Taylor.Crŷ'o-lite, n. p. 320(Min.) A fluoride of sodium and aluminum, found in Greenland, of a pale, grayish-white, snow-white, or yellowish-brown color. It occurs in cleavable masses, and has a glistening, vitreous luster.…Cry-ōph'o-rūs, n. p. 320(Chem.) An instrument contrived by Dr. Wollaston for freezing water by its own evaporation. The water is in one of the bulbs, and freezes when the other is cooled below 32° Fahr.Crŷpt, n. p. 320A subterranean cell or cave; especially, a vault under a church, used for the interment of persons; a grave or tomb. Priesthood works out its task age after age, . . . treasuring in convents and…Crŷp'tă, n. p. 320(Bot.) One of the round receptacles with which the leaves of many plants are studded, as the orange, myrtle, &c., and which contain some secretion. 2. (Anat.) One of the small, round excrescences…Crŷp'tie or Crŷp'tie-al, a. p. 320Hidden; secret; occult. Watts.Crŷp'tic-al-ly, adv. p. 320Secretly.Crŷp'to-brăn'chi-āte, a. p. 320(Nat. Hist.) Having concealed gills; destitute of distinct gills. Dana.Crŷp'to-găm, n. p. 320(Bot.) A plant belonging to the class Cryptogamia. Henslow.Crŷp'to-gā'mi-ă, n. p. 320(Bot.) The class of flowerless plants, or those which do not fructify by the means usual to others. Its subdivisions are as follows:— I. ACROGENS, or VASCULAR CRYPTOGAMS. These have an upward growth…Crŷp'to-gā'mi-an or Crŷp'to-găm'ie or Crŷp-tōg'a-mous, a. p. 320Pertaining to plants of the class Cryptogamia.Crŷp-tōg'a-mist, n. p. 320One who is skilled in cryptogamic botany.Crŷp-tōg'a-my, n. p. 320(Bot.) A concealed fructification. Pennant.Crŷp-tŏg'ra-phal, a. p. 320Pertaining to cryptography; cryptographical. Boyle.Crŷp-tōg'ra-pher, n. p. 320One who writes in cipher, or secret characters.Crŷp'to-grāph'ie-al, a. p. 320Written in secret characters or in cipher, or with sympathetic ink.Cryp-tōg'ra-phy, n. p. 320The act or art of writing in secret characters; also, secret characters or cipher.Crŷp-tōl'o-gy, n. p. 320Secret or enigmatical language. Johnson.