crazing

[CRAZE, v.] The cracking of the glaze upon articles of pottery or porcelain. crazing-mill, s. A crushing mill. "The tin-ore pa eth to the crazing - mill , which bruiseth it to a fine sand."-Carew: Surv. of Cornwall. crā-zý, *craesie, a. & s. [Eng. craz(e); -y.] A. As adjective : 1. Broken down, damaged, out of order, weak, not safe. "Charon! receive a family on board, Itself sufficient for thy crazy yawl," Cowper: Transl. of Greek Verses; on Niobe . *2. Broken down in body, decrepit. "When people are crazy , and in disorder, it is natural for them to groan."-L'Estrange. 3. Weak, feeble, shattered. "Physic can but mend our crazy state, Patch an old building, not a new create." 4. Broken-witted, deranged. "And over moist and crazy brains." Dryden, IMG:content-1272.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1273.png:[ocr errors]