Webster's Dictionary 1913

9208

Creepy

Creep″y (krēp″y̆), a. Crawly; having or producing a sensation like that caused by insects creeping on the skin.One's whole blood grew curdling and creepy.R. Browning.

9209

Crees

Crees (krēz), n. pl.; sing.Cree. (Ethnol.) An Algonquin tribe of Indians, inhabiting a large part of British America east of the Rocky Mountains and south of Hudson's Bay.

9210

Creese

Creese (krēs), n. [Malay. kris.] A dagger or short sword used by the Malays, commonly having a serpentine blade. [Written also crease and kris.]From a Malayan creese to a sailor...

9211

Crémaillère

‖Cré′mail′lère″ (kr?′m?′ly?r″ or –m?′y?r″), n.(Fort.) An indented or zigzaged line of intrenchment.

9212

Cremaster

‖Cre‐mas″ter (kr?–m?s″t?r), n. 1. (Anat.) A thin muscle which serves to draw up the testicle.2. (Zoöl.) The apex of the last abdominal segment of an insect.

9213

Cremasteric

Crem′as‐ter″ic (kr?m′3s–t?r″?k), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the cremaster; as, the cremasteric artery.

9214

Cremate

Cre″mate (kr?″m?t or kr?–m?t″), v. t. [L. crematus, p. p. of cremare to burn; cf. Skr. cr� to cook.] To burn; to reduce to ashes by the action of fire, either directly or in an ...

9215

Cremation

Cre‐ma″tion (kr?–m?″sh?n), n. [L. crematio.] A burning; esp., the act or practice of cremating the dead.Without cremation... of their bodies.Sir T. Browne.

9216

Cremationist

Cre‐ma″tion‐ist, n. One who advocates the practice of cremation.

9217

Cremator

Cre‐ma″tor (–t?r), n. One who, or that which, cremates or consumes to ashes.

9218

Crematorium

{ Crem′a‐to″ri‐um (kr?m′?–t?″r?–?m), Crem″a‐to‐ry (kr?m″?–t?–r?), } n.; pl.Crematoriums (-ŭmz), Crematories (–r�z). [NL. crematorium, fr. L. cremator.] A furnace for cremating c...

9219

Crematory (2)

Crem″a‐to‐ry, a. Pertaining to, or employed in, cremation.

9220

Crême

‖Crême (?), n. Cream; — a term used esp. in cookery, names of liqueurs, etc.

9221

Cremocarp

Crem″o‐carp (krĕm″ō̍‐kärp or krē″mō̍–), n. [Gr. κρεμαννύναι to hang + καρπόσ fruit.] (Bot.) The peculiar fruit of fennel, carrot, parsnip, and the like, consisting of a pair of ...

9222

Cremona

Cre‐mo″na (krē̍‐mō″nȧ), n. A superior kind of violin, formerly made at Cremona, in Italy.

9223

Cremor

‖Cre″mor (kr?″m?r), n. [L. CF. Cream.] Cream; a substance resembling cream; yeast; scum.

9224

Cremosin

Crem″o‐sin (kr?m″?–s?n), n. See Crimson.

9225

Crems

Crems (krĕmz), n. See Krems.

9226

Crenate

{ Cre″nate (krē″nā̍t), Cre″na‐ted (krē″nā̍‐tĕd), } a. [L. crena notch. See Cranny.] (Bot.) Having the margin cut into rounded teeth notches, or scallops.

9227

Crenation

Cre‐na″tion (kr?–n?″sh?n), n. 1. (Bot.) A rounded tooth on the edge of a leaf.2. The condition of being crenate.

9228

Crenature

Cren″a‐ture (kr?n″?–t?r or kr?″n?–; 135), n. 1. (Bot.) A rounded tooth or notch of a crenate leaf, or any part that is crenate; — called also crenelle.2. The state of being cren...

9229

Crenel

Cre‐nel″ (kr?–n?l″), n. See Crenelle.

9230

Crenelate

Cren″el‐ate (kr?n″?l–?t or kr?″n?l–?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Crenelated (–?′t?d); p. pr. & vb. n.Crenelating (–?′t?ng).] [LL. crenellare, kernellare: cf. F. cr�neler to indent. Se...

9231

Crenelation

Cren′el‐a″tion (–?″sh?n), n. The act of crenelating, or the state of being crenelated; an indentation or an embrasure. [Written also crenellation.]

9232

Crenelle

{ Cre‐nelle″, Cre‐nel″ } (kr?–n?l″), n. [OF. crenel, F. cr�neau, LL. crenellus, kernellus, dim. (prob.) fr. L. crena notch. See Crenny.] 1. An embrasure or indentation in a batt...

9233

Crenelled

Cre‐nelled″ (kr�–n�ld″) a.(Bot.) Same as Crenate.

9234

Crengle

{ Cren″gle (kr?n″g'l), Cren″kle (–k'l), } n. See Cringle.