crichtonite ( ch silent)

[Named by the Comte de Bournon, in honor of Dr. Crichton.] Min .: A variety of Men acc a nite. Found at St. Cris top he and at In gels berg. ( Dana .) A variety of Ilmenite. Dana ranks Ilmenite partly under Men acc a nite and partly under Mengite. IMG:content-1324.png:[ocr errors] crick (1), *cricke, *crykke, s . [A variant of creek (q. v.), and allied to crook . ( Skeat .)] Aspas modic affection of some part of the body, especially of the neck, which makes it impo ible to move the part. "With water he giveth it for the dropsie; to those also that with a cricke or crampe have their necks drawne backward."-Holland: Pliny , bk. xx., ch. v. *crick (2), s . [CREAK.] The creaking or noise of a door. *crick-crackle, v. i. To sound with a small crack. "Not much unlike unto a fire in stubble, Which, sodain spreading, stil the flame doth double, And with quick succour of some southern blast, Crick-crackling , quickly all the country waste." Sylvester: Du Bartas, 232, 2. 1186 among stones and sand. The Mole Cricket, Gryl lotalpa vulgar is , has curious mole-like hands or hand-like organs, admirably adapted for digging. "Far from all resort and mirth, Save the cricket on the hearth." Milton: Il Penseroso. 2. ( Pl .): The English name of the Achetina, a sub-family of Gryllidae, or it may be made a family Achetidæ or a tribe Achetina.