CRUSTACEOUSNESS
CRUSTACEOUSNESS, noun The quality of having a soft and jointed shell.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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CRUSTALOGICAL
CRUSTALOGICAL, adjective [See Crustalogy.] Pertaining to curstalogy.
CRUSTALOGIST
CRUSTALOGIST, noun One who describes, or is versed in the science of crustaceous animals.
CRUSTALOGY
CRUSTALOGY, noun [Latin, a shell, Gr., discourse.] That part of zoology which treats of crustaceous animals, arranging them in orders, tribes and families, and describing their ...
CRUSTATED
CRUSTATED, adjective Covered with a crust; as crustated basalt.
CRUSTATION
CRUSTATION, noun An adherent crust; incrustation.
CRUSTED
CRUSTED, participle passive Covered with a crust.
CRUSTILY
CRUSTILY, adverb [from crusty.] Peevishly; harshly; morosely.
CRUSTINESS
CRUSTINESS, noun1. The quality of crust; harness.2. Peevishness; moroseness; surliness.
CRUSTING
CRUSTING, participle present tense Covering with crust.
CRUSTY
CRUSTY, adjective1. Like crust; of the nature of crust; pertaining to a hard covering; hard; as a crusty coat; a crusty surface or substance.2. Peevish; snappish; morose; surly;...
CRUTCH
CRUTCH, noun [G.]1. A staff with a curving cross piece at the head, to be placed under the arm or shoulder, to support the lame in walking.2. Figuratively, old age.CRUTCH, verb ...
CRUX
CRUX, noun [Latin, a cross.] Any thing that puzzles and vexes. [Little used.]
CRUYSHAGE
CRUYSHAGE, noun A fish of the shark kind, having a triangular head and mouth.
CRY
CRY, verb intransitivepreterit tense and participle passive cried. It ought to be cryed.1. To utter a loud voice; to speak, call or exclaim with vehemence; in a very general sen...
CRYAL
CRYAL, noun The heron.
CRYER
CRYER, noun A crier, which see.CRYER, noun A kind of hawk, called the falcon gentle, an enemy to pigeous, and very swift.
CRYING
CRYING, participle present tense Uttering a loud voice; proclaiming; etc.CRYING, adjective Notorious; common; great; as a crying sin or abuse.CRYING, noun Importunate call; clam...
CRYOLITE
CRYOLITE, noun [Gr., cold, and stone, ice-stone.] A fluate of soda and alumin, found in Greenland, of a pale grayish white, snow white, or yellowish brown. It occurs in masses o...
CRYOPHORUS
CRYOPHORUS, noun [Gr., frost, and to bear.] Frost-bearer; an instrument for showing the relation between evaporation at low temperatures and the production of cold.
CRYPT
CRYPT, noun [Gr., to hide.] A subterranean cell or cave, especially under a church for the interment of persons; also, a subterranean chapel or oratory, and the grave of a martyr.
CRYPTIC
CRYPTIC, CRYPTICAL, adjective Hidden; secret; occult.
CRYPTICAL
CRYPTIC, CRYPTICAL adjective Hidden; secret; occult.
CRYPTICALLY
CRYPTICALLY, adverb Secretly.
CRYPTOGAM
CRYPTOGAM, noun [See Cryptogamy.] In botany, a plant whose stamens and pistils are not distinctly visible.
CRYPTOGAMIAN
CRYPTOGAMIAN, adjective Pertaining to plants of the class Cryptogamia, including ferns, mosses, sea-weeds, mushrooms, etc.
CRYPTOGAMY
CRYPTOGAMY, noun [Gr., concealed, and marriage.] Concealed marriage; a term applied to plants whose stamens and pistils are not well ascertained, or too small to be numbered wit...