Webster's Dictionary 1913

9775

Crusading

Cru‐sad″ing, a. Of or pertaining to a crusade; as, a crusading spirit.

9776

Crusado

Cru‐sa″do (–s?″d?), n. [Pg. cruzado, fr. cruz, fr. L. crux. See Crusade, 3.] An old Portuguese coin, worth about seventy cents. [Written also cruade.] Shak.

9777

Cruse

Cruse (kr?s), n. [Akin to LG. kruus, kroos, mug, jug, jar, D. kroes, G. krause, Icel. krus, Sw. krus, Dan. kruus. Cf. Crucible, Cresset.] 1. A cup or dish.Take with thee... a cr...

9778

Cruset

Cru″set (kr?″s?t), n. [Cf. F. creuset. See Cruse, Crucible.] A goldsmith's crucible or melting pot.

9779

Crush

Crush (krŭsh), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Crushed (krŭsht); p. pr. & vb. n.Crushing.] [OE. cruschen, crousshen, Of. cruisir, croissir, fr. LL. cruscire, prob. of Ger. origin, from a der...

9780

Crush (2)

Crush (kr?sh), v. i. To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force; as, an eggshell crushes easily.

9781

Crush (3)

Crush, n. 1. A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.Addison.2. Violent pressure, as of a crowd; a crowd whic...

9782

Crusher

Crush″er (–?r), n. One who, or that which, crushes.Crusher gauge, an instrument for measuring the explosive force of gunpowder, etc., by its effect in compressing a piece of metal.

9783

Crushing

Crush″ing, a. That crushes; overwhelming. “The blow must be quick and crushing.” Macualay.

9784

Crust

Crust (kr?st), n. [L. crusta: cf. OF. crouste, F. croûte; prob. akin to Gr. ����� ice, E. crystal, from the same root as E. crude, raw. See Raw, and cf. Custard.] 1. The hard ex...

9785

Crust (2)

Crust, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Crusted; p. pr. & vb. n.Crusting.] [Cf. OF. crouster, L. crustare. See Crust, n.] To cover with a crust; to cover or line with an incrustation; to incr...

9786

Crust (3)

Crust, v. i. To gather or contract into a hard crust; to become incrusted.The place that was burnt... crusted and healed.Temple.

9787

Crusta

‖Crus″ta (kr?s″t?), n.1. A crust or shell.2. A gem engraved, or a plate embossed in low relief, for inlaying a vase or other object.

9788

Crustacea

‖Crus‐ta″ce‐a (kr?s–t?″sh?–?), n. pl. [Neut. pl. of NL. crustaceus pert. to the crust or shell, from L. crusta the hard surfsce of a body, rind, shell.] (Zoöl.) One of the class...

9789

Crustacean

Crus‐ta″cean (kr?s–t?″shan; 97), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Crustacea; crustaceous. — n. An animal belonging to the class Crustacea.

9790

Crustaceological

Crus‐ta′ce‐o‐log″ic‐al (–sh?–?–l?j″?–kal), a. Pertaining to crustaceology.

9791

Crustaceologist

Crus‐ta′ce‐ol″o‐gist (–?ll″?–j?st), n. One versed in crustaceology; a crustalogist.

9792

Crustaceology

Crus‐ta′ce‐ol″o‐gy (–j?), n. [Crustacea + -logy.] That branch of Zoölogy which treats of the Crustacea; malacostracology; carcinology.

9793

Crustaceous

Crus‐ta″ceous (kr?s–t?″sh?s; 97), a. [NL. crustaceous. See crustacea.] 1. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, crust or shell; having a crustlike shell.2. (Zoöl.) Belonging to th...

9794

Crustaceousness

Crus‐ta″ceous‐ness, n. The state or quality of being crustaceous or having a crustlike shell.

9795

Crustal

Crust″al (kr?st″al), a. Relating to a crust.

9796

Crustalogical

Crus′ta‐log″ic‐al (kr?s′t?–l?j″?–kal), a. Pertaining to crustalogy.

9797

Crustalogist

Crus‐tal″o‐gist (–t�l″�–j�st), n. One versed in crustalogy.

9798

Crustalogy

Crus‐tal″o‐gy (kr?s–t?l″?–j?), n. [L. crusta shell + -logy.] Crustaceology.

9799

Crustated

Crus″ta‐ted (kr?s″t?–t?d), a. [L. crustatus, p. p. of crustare, fr. crusta. See Crust.] Covered with a crust; as, crustated basalt.

9800

Crustation

Crus‐ta″tion (kr?s–t?″sh?n), n. An adherent crust; an incrustation. Pepys.

9801

Crusted

Crust″ed (kr?st″?d), a. Incrusted; covered with, or containing, crust; as, old, crusted port wine.