croylstone

[First element of etym. doubtful, second Eng. stone.] Min.: A name given to crystallized sulphate of barytes or cauk. *croyşe, *croise, s . [O. Fr. croizeix, croyses= persons intending to go to the Holy Land.] A pil. grim. So called because he wore the sign of the cro on his garments. ( Bracton .) [CROISADO.] crōze, v . t . [Probably a corruption of cro (q. v.).] Hat-making: To unroll and re-roll a hat-body so as to change the surfaces in contact, and prevent their felting together in the proce of felting hats. crōze, s . [CROZE, v.] IMG:content-1431.png:[blocks in formation] [CORONET.] 1. Lit .: A little crown, a coronet. "Sixty and nine that wore Their crownets regal, from the A then i an bay Put forward toward Phrygia." Shakesp.: Troilus and Cre ida , Prol. 2. Fig .: The chief end, the ultimate reward or result of an undertaking; the consummation. "O this false soul of Egypt! this grave charm- Whose eye beck'd forth my wars, and call'd them home; Whose bosom was my crownet, my chief end." Shakesp.: Antony and Cleopatra , iv. 12. crown-ing, *coroun-yng, *corown-ynge, pr . par., a. & s. [CROWN, v.] composed of three or four saw-teeth, closely followed by a hooked router, which sweeps out the bottom of the groove. 2. A groove for the reception of the edge of the head of a cask. crōz'-ing, pr. par. or a. [CROZE, v.] crozing-machine, s. Coopering : A machine for cutting on staves the croze or groove for the reception of the edge of the head.