Webster's Dictionary 1913

9424

Cristate

Cris″tate (kr?s″t?t), a. [L. ctistatus, fr. crista crest.] (Bot. & Zoöl.) Crested.

9425

Criterion

Cri‐te″ri‐on (kr?–t?″r?–?n), n.; pl.Criteria (-�), sometimes Criterions (–�nz). [Gr. ����� a means for judging, fr. ���� decider, judge, fr. ����� to separate. See Certain.] A s...

9426

Crith

Crith (krĭth), n. [Gr. κριθή a barleycorn, a small weight.] (Chem.) The unit for estimating the weight of aëriform substances; — the weight of a liter of hydrogen at 0° centigra...

9427

Crithomancy

Crith″o‐man′cy (krĭth″ō̍‐măn′sy̆), n. [Gr. κριθαί, pl., barley + -mancy: cf. F. crithomancie.] A kind of divination by means of the dough of the cakes offered in the ancient sac...

9428

Critic

Crit″ic (krĭt″ĭk), n. [L. criticus, Gr. κριτικόσ, a critic; prop., an adj. meaning able to discuss, from κρίνειν to judge, discern. See Certain, and cf. Critique.] 1. One skille...

9429

Critic (2)

Crit″ic, a. Of or pertaining to critics or criticism; critical. “Critic learning.” Pope.

9430

Critic (3)

Crit″ic, v. i. [Cf. F. critiquer.] To criticise; to play the critic.Nay, if you begin to critic once, we shall never have done.A. Brewer.

9431

Critical

Crit″ic‐al (krĭt″ĭ‐kal), a. [See Critic, n., Crisis.]1. Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions.It is submitted to the judgment of more c...

9432

Critically

Crit″ic‐al‐ly, adv. 1. In a critical manner; with nice discernment; accurately; exactly.Critically to discern good writers from bad.Dryden.2. At a crisis; at a critical time; in...

9433

Criticalness

Crit″ic‐al‐ness, n. 1. The state or quality of being critical, or of occurring at a critical time.2. Accuracy in examination or decision; exactness.

9434

Criticaster

Crit″ic‐as′ter (krĭt″ĭk‐ăs′tẽr), n. A contemptible or vicious critic.The rancorous and reptile crew of poeticules, who decompose into criticasters.Swinburne.

9435

Criticisable

Crit″i‐cis′a‐ble (krĭt″ĭ‐sīz′ȧ‐b'l), a. Capable of being criticised.

9436

Criticise

Crit″i‐cise (kr?t″?–s?z), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Criticised (–s?zd); p. pr. & vb. n.Criticising.] [Written also, more analogically, but less commonly, criticize.] [Cf. G. kritisiren...

9437

Criticise (2)

Crit″i‐cise, v. i. 1. To act as a critic; to pass literary or artistic judgment; to play the critic; — formerly used with on or upon.Several of these ladies, indeed, criticised ...

9438

Criticiser

Crit″i‐ci′ser (–s?′z?r), n. One who criticises; a critic.

9439

Criticism

Crit″i‐cism (kr?t″?–s?z'm), n. 1. The rules and principles which regulate the practice of the critic; the art of judging with knowledge and propriety of the beauties and faults ...

9440

Critique

Cri‐tique″ (krĭ‐tēk″), n. [F. critique, f., fr. Gr. κριτική (sc. τέχνη) the critical art, from κριτικόσ. See Critic.]1. The art of criticism. [Written also critic.]2. A critical...

9441

Critique (2)

Cri‐tique″, v. t. [Cf. Critic, v.] To criticise or pass judgment upon. Pope.

9442

Crizzel

Criz″zel (kr?z″z'l), n. [Cf. grizzle darkish gray, or G. griselig gravelly, granular, speckled.] A kind of roughness on the surface of glass, which clouds its transparency. [Wri...

9443

Croak

Croak (krōk), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Croaked. (krōkt); p. pr. & vb. n.Croaking.] [From the primitive of AS. cracettan to croak as a raven; akin to G. krächzen to croak, and to E. cr...

9444

Croak (2)

Croak, v. t. To utter in a low, hoarse voice; to announce by croaking; to forebode; as, to croak disaster.The raven himself is hoarse,That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan.Sh...

9445

Croak (3)

Croak, n. The coarse, harsh sound uttered by a frog or a raven, or a like sound.

9446

Croaker

Croak″er (–?r), n. 1. One who croaks, murmurs, grumbles, or complains unreasonably; one who habitually forebodes evil.2. (Zoöl.) (a) A small American fish (Micropogon undulatus)...

9447

Croat

Cro″at (kr?″?t), n. [Cf. Cravat.] 1. A native of Croatia, in Austria; esp., one of the native Slavic race.2. An irregular soldier, generally from Croatia.

9448

Croatian

Cro‐a″tian (kr?–?″shan), a. Of or pertaining to Croatia. — n. A Croat.

9449

Crocein

Cro″ce‐in (kr?″s?–?n), n. [See Croceous.] (Chem.) A name given to any one of several yellow or scarlet dyestuffs of artificial production and complex structure. In general they ...

9450

Croceous

Cro″ceous (kr?″sh?s), a. [L. croceus, fr. crocus saffron. See Crocus.] Of, pertaining to, or like, saffron; deep reddish yellow.