Webster's Dictionary 1913

9235

Crenulate

{ Cren″u‐late (kr?n″?–l?t), Cren″u‐la′ted (–l?′t?d), } a. [Dim. of crenate.] (Bot.) Minutely crenate.

9236

Crenulation

Cren′u‐la″tion (–l?″sh?n), n. 1. A minute crenation.2. The state of being minutely scalloped.

9237

Creole

Cre″ole (kr?″?l), n. [F. cr�ole, Sp. criollo, from an American negro word, perh. a corruption of a Sp. criadillo, dim. of criado servant, formerly also, child, fr. L. creatus, p...

9238

Creole (2)

Cre″ole (kr?″?l), a. Of or pertaining to a Creole or the Creoles.☞ In New Orleans the word Creole is applied to any product, or variety of manufacture, peculiar to Louisiana; as...

9239

Creole State

Creole State. Louisiana; — a nickname. See Creole, n. & a.

9240

Creolean

{ Cre‐o″le‐an (kr?–?″l?–a>n), Cre‐o″li‐an }, a. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Creoles. — n. A Creole.

9241

Creosol

Cre″o‐sol (kr?″?–s?l), n. [Creosote + phenol.] (Chem.) A colorless liquid resembling phenol or carbolic acid, homologous with pyrocatechin, and obtained from beechwood tar and g...

9242

Creosote

Cre″o‐sote (kr?″?–s?t), n. [Gr. κρέασ, gen. κρέωσ, flesh + σώζειν to preserve.] (Chem.) Wood-tar oil; an oily antiseptic liquid, of a burning smoky taste, colorless when pure, b...

9243

Creosote (2)

Cre″o‐sote, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Creosoted (–s?″t?d); p. pr. & vb. n.Creosoting.] To saturate or impregnate with creosote, as timber, for the prevention of decay.

9244

Creosote bush

Cre″o‐sote bush. A shrub (Covillea mexicana) found in desert regions from Colorado to California and southward through Mexico. It has yellow flowers and very resinous foliage wi...

9245

Crepance

{ Cre″pance (kr?″pans), Cre″pane (kr?″p?n), } n. [Cf. L. crepare to crack.] (Far.) An injury in a horse's leg, caused by the shoe of one hind foot striking and cutting the other...

9246

Crêpe

‖Crêpe (krā̍p), n. Same as Crape.

9247

Crêpe (2)

‖Crêpe (krâp; Eng. krāp), n. Any of various crapelike fabrics, whether crinkled or not.Crêpe de Chine(�) [F. de Chine of China], Canton crape or an inferior gauzy fabric resembl...

9248

Crepitant

Crep″i‐tant (kr?p″?–tant), a. [See Crepitate.] Having a crackling sound; crackling; rattling.Crepitant rale(Med.), a peculiar crackling sound audible with inspiration in pneumon...

9249

Crepitate

Crep″i‐tate (kr�p″�–t�t), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Crepitated (–t�′t�d); p. pr. & vb. n.Crepitating (–t�′t�ng).] [L. crepitatus, p. p. of crepitare to crackle, v. intensive of crepare...

9250

Crepitation

Crep′i‐ta″tion (kr?p′?–t?″sh?n), n. [Cf. F. crépitation.] 1. The act of crepitating or crackling.2. (Med.) (a) A grating or crackling sensation or sound, as that produced by rub...

9251

Crepitus

‖Crep″i‐tus (kr?p″?–t?s), n. [L., fr. crepare to crack.] (Med.) (a) The noise produced by a sudden discharge of wind from the bowels. (b) Same as Crepitation, 2.

9252

Crepon

‖Cre″pon (kr?″p?n; F. kr?′p?n″), n. A thin stuff made of the finest wool or silk, or of wool and silk.

9253

Crept

Crept (krĕpt), imp. & p. p. of Creep.

9254

Crepuscle

{ Cre‐pus″cle (krē̍‐pŭs″s'l), Cre‐pus″cule (krē̍‐pŭs″kū̍l), } n. [L. crepusculum, fr. creper dusky, dark: cf. F. crépuscule.] Twilight. Bailey.

9255

Crepuscular

{ Cre‐pus″cu‐lar (–k?–l?r), Cre‐pus″cu‐lous (–l?s), } a. [Cf. F. crépusculaire.] 1. Pertaining to twilight; glimmering; hence, imperfectly clear or luminous.This semihistorical ...

9256

Crepusculine

Cre‐pus″cu‐line (–lĭn), a. Crepuscular. Sprat.

9257

Crescence

Cres″cence (krĕs″sens), n. [See Crescent.] Increase; enlargement.And toward the moon's attractive crescence bend.H. Brooke.

9258

Crescendo

Cres‐cen″do (kr?s–s?n″d?; It. kr?–sh?n″d?), a. & adv. [It., from crescere to increase. See Crescent.] (Mus.) With a constantly increasing volume of voice; with gradually increas...

9259

Crescendo (2)

Cres‐cen″do, n.(Mus.) (a) A gradual increase in the strength and fullness of tone with which a passage is performed. (b) A passage to be performed with constantly increasing vol...

9260

Crescent

Cres″cent (krĕs″sent), n. [OE. cressent, cressaunt, crescent (in sense 1), OF. creissant increasing, F. croissant, p. pr. of croître, OF. creistre, fr. L. crescere to increase, ...

9261

Crescent (2)

Cres″cent (krĕs″sent), a. 1. Shaped like a crescent.Astarte, queen of heaven, with crescent horns.Milton.2. Increasing; growing.O, I see the crescent promise of my spirit hath n...