Webster's Dictionary 1913

9316

Cribble

Crib″ble (kr?b″b'l), n. [F. crible, LL. criblus sieve, fr. L. cribrum.] 1. A coarse sieve or screen.2. Coarse flour or meal. Johnson.

9317

Cribble (2)

Crib″ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cribbled (–b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Cribbling (–bl?ng).] [Cf. F. cribler.] To cause to pass through a sieve or riddle; to sift.

9318

Cribble (3)

Crib″ble, a. Coarse; as, cribble bread. Huloet.

9319

Cribellum

‖Cri‐bel″lum (kr?b?l″l?m), n. [L., a small sieve, dim. of cribrum sieve.] (Zoöl.) A peculiar perforated organ of certain spiders (Ciniflonidæ), used for spinning a special kind ...

9320

Cribrate

Crib″rate (kr?b″r?t), a. [L. cribratus, p. p. of cribrare to sift, fr. cribrum a sieve.] Cribriform.

9321

Cribration

Cri‐bra″tion (kr?–br?″sh?n), n. [Cf. F. cribration, fr. L. cribrare to sift. See Cribble, n.] (Pharmacy) The act or process of separating the finer parts of drugs from the coars...

9322

Cribriform

Crib″ri‐form (kr?b″r?f?rm), a. [L. cribrum sieve + -form: cf. F. cribriforme.] Resembling, or having the form of, a sieve; pierced with holes; as, the cribriform plate of the et...

9323

Cribrose

Crib″rose (kr?b″r?s), a. [L. cribrum sieve.] Perforated like a sieve; cribriform.

9324

Cric

Cric (krĭk), n. [prob. fr. F. cric a jackscrew.] The ring which turns inward and condenses the flame of a lamp. Knight.

9325

Crick

Crick (krĭk), n. [See Creak.] The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it. Johnson.

9326

Crick (2)

Crick, n. [The same as creek a bending, twisting. See Creek, Crook.] 1. A painful, spasmodic affection of the muscles of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, rendering...

9327

Cricket

Crick″et (kr?k″?t), n. [OE. criket, OF. crequet, criquet; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. creak; cf. D. kriek a cricket. See Creak.] (Zoöl.) An orthopterous insect of the...

9328

Cricket (2)

Crick″et, n. [AS. cricc, crycc, crooked staff, crutch. Perh. first used in sense 1, a stool prob. having been first used as a wicket. See Crutch.] 1. A low stool.2. A game much ...

9329

Cricket (3)

Crick″et, v. i. To play at cricket. Tennyson.

9330

Cricketer

Crick″et‐er (kr?k″?t–?r), n. One who plays at cricket.

9331

Cricoid

Cri″coid (kr?″koid), a. [Gr. ���� ring + -oid.] (Anat.) Resembling a ring; — said esp. of the cartilage at the larynx, and the adjoining parts.

9332

Cricothyroid

Cri′co‐thy″roid (–k?–th?″roid), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining both to the cricoid and the thyroid cartilages.

9333

Cried

Cried (krīd), imp. & p. p. of Cry.

9334

Crier

Cri″er (kr?″?r), n. [Cf. F. crieur. See Cry.] One who cries; one who makes proclamation. Specifically, an officer who proclaims the orders or directions of a court, or who gives...

9335

Crime

Crime (krīm), n. [F. crime, fr. L. crimen judicial decision, that which is subjected to such a decision, charge, fault, crime, fr. the root of cernere to decide judicially. See ...

9336

Crimeful

Crime″ful (kr?m″f?l), a. Criminal; wicked; contrary to law, right, or dury. Shak.

9337

Crimeless

Crime″less, a. Free from crime; innocent. Shak.

9338

Criminal

Crim″i‐nal (kr?m″?–nal), a. [L. criminalis, fr. crimen: cf. F. criminel. See Crime.] 1. Guilty of crime or sin.The neglect of any of the relative duties renders us criminal in t...

9339

Criminal (2)

Crim″i‐nal, n. One who has commited a crime; especially, one who is found guilty by verdict, confession, or proof; a malefactor; a felon.

9340

Criminalist

Crim″i‐nal‐ist, n. One versed in criminal law.

9341

Criminality

Crim′i‐nal″i‐ty (kr?m′?–n?l″?–t?), n. [LL. criminalitas, fr. L. criminalis. See Criminal.] The quality or state of being criminal; that which constitutes a crime; guiltiness; gu...

9342

Criminally

Crim″i‐nal‐ly (kr?m″?–nal–l?), adv. In violation of law; wickedly.