Webster's Dictionary 1913

9046

Craps

Craps (kr?ps), n. A gambling game with dice.

9047

Crapula

{ ‖Crap″u‐la (kr?p″?–l?), Crap″ule (kr?p″?l), } n. [L. crapula intoxication.] Same as Crapulence.

9048

Crapulence

Crap″u‐lence (–?–lens), n. The sickness occasioned by intemperance; surfeit. Bailey.

9049

Crapulent

{ Crap″u‐lent (–lent), Crap″u‐lous (–l?s), } a. [L. crapulentus, crapulosus: cf. F. crapuleux.] Surcharged with liquor; sick from excessive indulgence in liquor; drunk; given to...

9050

Crapy

Crap″y (kr?p″?), a. Resembling crape.

9051

Crare

Crare (kr?r), n. [OF. craier, creer, croyer, ship of war, LL. craiera, creyera, perh. from G. krieger warrior, or D. krijger.] A slow unwieldy trading vessel. [Written also cray...

9052

Crase

Crase (kr?z), v. t. [See Craze.] To break in pieces; to crack. “The pot was crased.” Chaucer.

9053

Crash

Crash (krăsh), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Crashed (krăsht); p. pr. & vb. n.Crashing.] [OE. crashen, the same word as crasen to break, E. craze. See Craze.] To break in pieces violently;...

9054

Crash (2)

Crash, v. i. 1. To make a loud, clattering sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once; to break in pieces with a harsh noise.Roofs were blazing and walls crashing in ...

9055

Crash (3)

Crash, n. 1. A loud, sudden, confused sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once.The wreck of matter and the crash of worlds.Addison.2. Ruin; failure; sudden breaking...

9056

Crash (4)

Crash, n. [L. crassus coarse. See Crass.] Coarse, heavy, narrow linen cloth, used esp. for towels.

9057

Crashing

Crash″ing, n. The noise of many things falling and breaking at once.There shall be... a great crashing from the hills.Zeph. i. 10.

9058

Crasis

Cra″sis (kr?″s?s), n. 1. (Med.) A mixture of constituents, as of the blood; constitution; temperament.2. (Gram.) A contraction of two vowels (as the final and initial vowels of ...

9059

Craspedota

‖Cras′pe‐do″ta (kr?s′p?–d?″t?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) The hydroid or naked-eyed medusæ. See Hydroidea.

9060

Craspedote

Cras″pe‐dote (kr?s″p?–d?t), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Craspedota.

9061

Crass

Crass (kr?s), a. [L. crassus thick, fat, gross, prob. orig., closely woven. See Grease animal fat, and cf. Crate, Hurdle.] Gross; thick; dense; coarse; not elaborated or refined...

9062

Crassament

{ Cras″sa‐ment (kr?s″s?–ment), ‖Cras′sa‐men″tum (–m?n″t?m), } n. [L. crassamentum, fr. crassare to make thick. See Crass, a.] A semisolid mass or clot, especially that formed in...

9063

Crassiment

Cras″si‐ment (kr?s″s?–ment), n. See Crassament.

9064

Crassitude

Cras″si‐tude (–t?d), n. [L. crassitudo.] Grossness; coarseness; thickness; density. Bacon.

9065

Crassness

Crass″ness (kr?s″n?s), n. Grossness. Glanvill.

9066

Crastination

Cras′ti‐na″tion (kr?s′t?–n?″sh?n), n. [L. crastinus of to-morrow, from cras to-morrow.] Procrastination; a putting off till to-morrow.

9067

Cratægus

‖Cra‐tæ″gus (kr?–t?″g?s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. κραταιγόσ.] (Bot.) A genus of small, hardy trees, including the hawthorn, much used for ornamental purposes.

9068

Cratch

Cratch (kr?ch; 224), n. [OE. cracche, crecche, F. crèche crib, manger, fr. OHG. krippa, krippea, G. krippe crib. See Crib.] A manger or open frame for hay; a crib; a rack.Begin ...

9069

Crate

Crate (kr?t), n. [L. cratis hurdle; perh. akin to E. cradle. See Hurdle, and cf. Crate a framework.] 1. A large basket or hamper of wickerwork, used for the transportation of ch...

9070

Crate (2)

Crate, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Crated; p. pr. & vb. n.Crating.] To pack in a crate or case for transportation; as, to crate a sewing machine; to crate peaches.

9071

Crater

Cra″ter (kr?t?r), n. [L. crater, cratera, a mixing vessel, the mouth of a volcano, Gr. κρατήρ, fr. κεραννύναι to mix; cf. Skr. çrī to mix, çir to cook, çrā to cook. Cf. Grail, i...

9072

Crateriform

Cra‐ter″i‐form (kr?–t?r″?–f?rm), a. [L. cratera + -form.] (Bot.) Having the form of a shallow bowl; — said of a corolla.