Webster's Dictionary 1913

9262

Crescent (3)

Cres″cent, v. t. 1. To form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent. Anna Seward.2. To adorn with crescents.

9263

Crescentic

Cres‐cen″tic (krĕs‐sĕn″tĭk), a. Crescent-shaped. “Crescentic lobes.” R. Owen.

9264

Crescentwise

Cres″cent‐wise′ (krĕs″sent‐wīz′), adv. In the form of a crescent; like a crescent. Tennyson.

9265

Crescive

Cres″cive (kr?s″s?v), a. [L. crescere to increase.] Increasing; growing.Unseen, yet crescive in his faculty.Shak.

9266

Cresol

Cre″sol (krē″sōl), n. [From Creosote.] (Chem.) Any one of three metameric substances, CH3.C6H4.OH, homologous with and resembling phenol. They are obtained from coal tar and woo...

9267

Cresorcin

Cre‐sor″cin (kr?–s?r″s?n), n.(Chem.) Same as Isorcin.

9268

Cress

Cress (krĕs), n.; pl.Cresses (krĕs″ĕz). [OE. ces, cresse, kers, kerse, AS. cresse, cerse; akin to D. kers, G. kresse, Dan. karse, Sw. krasse, and possibly also to OHG. chresan t...

9269

Cresselle

Cres‐selle″ (kr?s–s?l″), n. [F. crécelle rattle.] (Eccl.) A wooden rattle sometimes used as a substitute for a bell, in the Roman Catholic church, during the latter part of Holy...

9270

Cresset

Cres″set (kr?s″s?t), n. [OF. crasset, cresset, sort of lamp or torch; perh. of Dutch or German origin, and akin to E. cruse, F. creuset crucible, E. crucible.] 1. An open frame ...

9271

Cressy

Cress″y (krĕs″y̆), a. Abounding in cresses.The cressy islets white in flower.Tennyson.

9272

Crest

Crest (krĕst), n. [OF. creste, F. crête, L. crista.] 1. A tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on an animal's head; the comb of a cock; the swelling on the he...

9273

Crest (2)

Crest, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Crested; p. pr. & vb. n.Cresting.] 1. To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for.His legs bestrid the ocean, his reared armCrest...

9274

Crest (3)

Crest (krĕst), v. i. To form a crest.

9275

Crested

Crest″ed (krĕst″ĕd), a. 1. Having a crest.But laced crested helm.Dryden.2. (Zoöl.) Having a crest of feathers or hair upon the head. “The crested bird.” Dryden.3. (Bott.) Bearin...

9276

Crestfallen

Crest″fall′en (–f?l′'n), a. 1. With hanging head; hence, dispirited; dejected; cowed.Let it make thee crestfullen;Ay, and allay this thy abortive pride.Shak.2. Having the crest,...

9277

Cresting

Crest″ing, n.(Arch.) An ornamental finish on the top of a wall or ridge of a roof.

9278

Crestless

Crest″less, a. Without a crest or escutcheon; of low birth. “Crestless yeomen.” Shak.

9279

Cresylic

Cre‐syl″ic (krē̍‐sĭl″ĭk), a. [From Creosote.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, cresol, creosote, etc.Cresylic acid. (Chem.) See Cresol.

9280

Cretaceous

Cre‐ta″ceous (krē̍‐tā″shŭs), a. [L. cretaceus, fr. creta chalk. See Crayon.] Having the qualities of chalk; abounding with chalk; chalky; as, cretaceous rocks and formations. Se...

9281

Cretaceous (2)

Cre‐ta″ceous, a. Also Cre‐tac″ic (�). (Geol.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, the period of time following the Jurassic and preceding the Eocene.

9282

Cretaceously

Cre‐ta″ceous‐ly, adv. In a chalky manner; as chalk.

9283

Cretan

Cre″tan (krē″tan), a. Pertaining to Crete, or Candia. — n. A native or inhabitant of Crete or Candia.

9284

Crete

Crete (krēt), n. [L. Cres, Cretis.] A Cretan

9285

Cretian

Cre″tian (krē″shan), a. & n. See Cretan.

9286

Cretic

Cre″tic (krē″tĭk), n. [L. Creticus (sc. pes foot), Gr. Κριτικόσ (sc. πούσ foot), prop., a Cretan (metrical) foot.] (Gr. & Lat. Pros.) A poetic foot, composed of one short syllab...

9287

Creticism

Cre″ti‐cism (–tĭ‐sĭz'm), n. Falsehood; lying; cretism.

9288

Cretin

Cre″tin (krē″tĭn), n. [F. crétin; of uncertain origin.] One afflicted with cretinism.