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198. 2. To push or wheel in a wheelbarrow. [Prov. Eng.] 3. To pre close, or closely together; push or drive in; squeeze; cram: as, to crowd too much freight into a ship; to crowd many people into a small room. The time misorder'd doth, in common sense, Crowd us and crush us to this monstrous form. Shak ., 2 Hen. IV., iv. 2. There was so great a Pre of People that Sir John Black- wel, Knight, was crowded to Death. Baker , Chronicles, p. 105. IMG:content-1695.jpg:[graphic] The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary six, of which two were played lutewise, by pinching or twitching. The tuning of the strings is disputed, but the compa of the instrument was probably from two to three octaves upward from about tenor G. That schup big an to crude , The wind him bleu lude, Bithinne daies flue That schup gan ariue. That sought to sow themselves like winged seeds Born out of everything I heard and saw, Flutter'd about my senses and my soul. The highest historical value of the book [of the gospels] consists in the crowds of signatures scattered through its margin. E. A. Freeman , Venice, p. 38. 2. A large number of persons congregated to- gether, or gathered into a close body without order; a throng. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learnt to stray. Gray, Elegy. Tennyson, In Memoriam, lxx. IMG:content-1697.jpg:[blocks in formation] Middle ton, Mas singer, and Rowley , Old Law, v. 1. crowdedly C (krou'ded-li), adv . In a crowded manner or situation; situation; in a crowd or multitude; closely together. The only injury they [lichens) can inflict upon them [trees] is by slightly interfering with the functions of res- piration, or, when growing very crowdedly upon the branches of orchard trees, by checking the development of buds. Encyc . Brit ., XIV. 560. crowdert (krou'dėr), n. [ ; Yet is it sung but by some blinde Crouder , with no rougher voyce then rude stile. crowdie, crowdy (krou'di), n. [Sc., po ibly connected with grout , coarse meal.] 1. Meal and cold water, or sometimes milk, stirred to- gether so as to form a thick gruel; hence, any porridge. My sister Kate cam' o'er the hill, Wi' crowdie unto me. Battle of Sheriff - Muir (Child's Ballads, VII. 261). 2. Curds from which the whey has been pre ed out, mixed with butter. crowdie-time (krou ́di-tim), n . Breakfast-time. [Scotch.] Then I gaed hame at crowdie - time , And soon I made me ready. crowdy, n. See crowdie . crowfeet, n. Plural of crowfoot . crow-flight (krō'flīt), n . 1. A flight of crows. -2. A direct journey or course; a bee-line. We clambered over the hills and spurs in the usual crow- flight of the Karens. Science , VI. 108. crow-flower (krō'flou"èr), n. In bot .: (a) The corona , a garland, wreath, eath, crown, = Gr. κορώνη, the curved end of a bow; cf. κορωνίς , κορωνός , curved, bent, = Gael. cruinn = W. crwn , round, circular, Gael. crun, a bo . See curve . Hence (from L.) coronal, coronet, corolla , corolla, etc.] I. n. 1. An ornament for the head; originally, the ancients, a wreath or garland; 1; hence, any wreath or garland worn on the head; a coronal. Crowns, made at first of gra , flowers, twigs of laurel, oak, olive, etc., but later of gold, were awarded in ancient Rome to the victors in the public games, and to citizens who had done the state some distinguished service. See corona , 2. You nymphs call'd Naiads, of the win dering brooks, With your sedg'd crowns. Shak ., Tempest, iv. 1. Last May we made a crown of flowers. Tennyson, May Queen, ii. 2. An ornament or covering for the head worn as a symbol of sovereignty. Crowns were of very varied forms till heralds devised a regular series to mark the grades of rank, from the imperial crown to the baron's coronet. (See coronet 1, 2.) The crown of England is a gold circle, adorned with pearls and pre- cio us stones, from which rise alter- nately four Maltese cro es and four fleurs-de-lis. From the tops of the cro es spring imperial arches, clos- ing under a mound and cro . Within the crown is a crimson velvet cap with an ermine border. The crown of Charlemagne, which is preserved in the imperial treasury of Vienna, is composed of eight plates of gold, four large and four small, connected by hinges. The large plates are stud- ded with precious stones, the front one being surmounted with a cro ; the smaller ones, placed alternately ornamented with enamels representing IMG:content-1698.png:[blocks in formation] ragged-robin, ragged-robin, Lychnis Flos-cuculi. (b) The but dants like those tercup or crowfoot. There with fantastic garlands did she come, Of crow- flowers , nettles, daisies, and long purples. crowfoot (krō'fut), n.; pl. crowfeet (-fēt). 1. Naut .: (a) ( a ) A device consisting of small lines rove through a block of wood, fastened to the backbone of an awning, to keep it from sagging in the middle. A similar arrangement was formerly used to keep the foot-ropes of top- sails from chafing against the top-rim. ( b ) In a ship-of-war, an iron stand fixed at one end to a table and hooked at the other to a beam above, on which the me -kids, etc., are hung. -2. In bot . , the name of the common species of Ranunculus or buttercup, having divided leaves and bright-yellow flowers. See Ranun- culus. All the valley, mother, 'ill be fresh and green and still, And the cowslip and the crowfoot are over all the hill. Tennyson, May Queen, i. crowd2 (kroud), n. [Also spelled croud and crowth (and sometimes, as W., crwth), croude , also crout he , crouth , W.crwth , a crowd, violin, fiddle, = Gael. cru it , a violin, harp, cymbal, = OIr. crot, > ML. chrotta, a crowd: prob. so called from its rounded or protuberant 3. A caltrop. - Crowfoot-halyard. See halyard. form, being ult. identical crow-keepert (krō'kē pėr), n. 1. A person em- with W. cruth , a hump, bulge, belly, trunk, croth , womb, calf of the leg.] An ancient Welsh and Irish musical instrument, the earliest known spec i- men of the viol cla -that is, of stringed instruments played with a bow. It had crowl (kroul), v. i. [Cf. growl.] To rumble or a shallow rectangular body make a noise in the stomach. of a miter. The Ru ian crown is a modified form of the same im- perial crown. The royal crown of France is a circle ornamented with eight fleurs-de- lis, from which rise as many quar- ter-circles closing under a double fleur-de-lis. The triple crown of the popes is more commonly called the tiara. (See French Crown. diadem.) In her- 3. Figuratively, regal power; royalty; kingly government. Thou wert born as near a crown as he. Fletcher ( and another ), False One, iv. 3. A very solemn oath of allegiance was then taken by the lords, who swore to do their best to secure the crown to the male line of the king's descendants. Stubbs, Const. Hist., § 353. 4. The wearer of a crown; the sovereign as head of the state. From all neighbour crowns IMG:content-1699.jpg:[graphic] Shak ., Lear, iv. 6. Practise thy quiver, and turn crowkeeper . Drayton, To Cupid. with two circular sound-holes, crowling (krou'ling), n. [Verbal n. of crowl , throught one the which pa ed r.] Rumbling; borborygmus. Dunglison. strings were perhaps only three crown (kroun), n. and a. [ croune , earliest form crune = MD. krune , krone , Look down, you gods, And on this couple drop a ble ed crown. Shak ., Tempest, v. 1. Let merit crowns, and justice laurels give, But let me happy by your pity live. Dryden, Epistles. 6. A crowning honor or distinction; an exalt- ing attribute or condition. A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband. Prov. xii. 4. The crown and comfort of my life, your favour. Crowd. (From Viollet-le-Duc's "Dict. du Mobilier français.") one foot of Shak ., W. T., iii. 2. Where the actors of mischief are a nation, there and amongst them to live well is a crown of immortal commendation. Ford, Line of Life. One of the shining wingéd powers Showed me vast cliffs with crown of towers. I'll have this crown of mine cut from my shoulders. Shak ., Rich. III., iii. 2. Hurled the pine-cones down upon him, Struck him on his brawny shoulders, On his crown defencele struck him. Add is on, Remarks on Italy (ed. Bohn), I. 527. (c) The summit of a mountain or other elevated object. The steepy crown Dryden, Æneid. at the English mint. The crown of the rose, crown of the double rose , double crown , Britain - crown , and thistle -crown were English gold coins. The crown of the rose was first introduced by Henry VIII. in 1526, and was made current for 48. 6d . The crowns of Den- mark, Norway, and Sweden are now worth 26.8 cents. The old crown of Den- mark was 4 marks of crown money, or $1.23. The crown of Holland was 87 cents; that of Brabant, $1.07; that of France, $1.12 (that is, the écu at the begin- Petition-crown of Master Thomas Simon, British Museum. (Size of the original.) ning of the eighteenth century; but the old écu de la couronne , properly so called, varied from $1.50 to $2.20); that of Bern, 90 cents; that of Zurich, 89 cents; that of Basel, 85 cents. The silver crown of Portugal is $1.08. The Austrian gold crown is worth about $5. The name was also often used in English to translate the Italian Crowns in my purse I have, and goods at home. Shak ., T. of the S., i. 2. R. D. Black more , Lorna Doone, p. 326. (1) The crest, as of a bird. 8. Completion; consummation; highest or most perfect state; acme. Make Cre id's name the very crown of falsehood If ever she leave Troilus! Shak ., T. and C., iv. 2. This is truth the poet sings, That a sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier Tennyson, Locksley Hall. That have nother konnynge ne kyn, bote a corone one [only]. Piers Plowman (C), xiv. 113. 10. That part of a tooth which appears above the gum; especially, that part of a molar tooth which opposes the same part of a tooth of the opposite jaw. IMG:content-1700.jpg:[merged small][ocr errors][merged small] the size 15 × 20 inches: so called from the water-mark of a crown, once given exclusively to this size. (b) In the United States, a writ- ing-paper of the size 15 × 19 inches.-15. Naut . , a kind of knot made with the strands of a rope. See crown, v. t., 9. - Antique crown, in her . See antique . - Archduke's crown, in her . , a circle of gold adorned with eight strawberry-leaves, and closed by two arches of gold set with pearls meeting in a globe cro ed, as in an emperor's crown. - Atef-crown. See atef . Cap in crown. See capl . - Celestial crown. See celestial. -Civic crown. See civic. - Clerk of the crown. See clerk . - Crown Derby porcelain. See porcelain . - Crown escapement. See escapement . - Crown of aberration. See aberration . - Crown of an arch, in arch . , the vertex or highest point. - Crown of a root, in bot . , the summit of the root from which the stem arises; the collum. - Crown of cups. See couronne des ta es, under couronne , Crown problem, the problem which King Hiero set to Arch i me des: namely, to ascertain whether a crown os- tensibly made of gold was or was not alloyed with silver, and, if it was, with how much. Arch i me des is said to have 3. To cover as if with a crown. solved the problem by immersing the crown in water, but whether by observing the rise of the water in the ve el, or, as seems more probable, by ascertaining the lo of weight, is a point of disagreement among the authorities. - Mural Hast thou with myrtle-leaf crown'd him, O pleasure? M. Arnold , A Modern Sappho. There's a crotchet for you, reader, round and full as any prize turnip ever yet crowned with laurels by great agri- De Quincey , Secret Societies, i. crown. See mural. - Naval crown, among the ancient Romans, a crown adorned with figures of prows of ships, and conferred on a naval commander who had gained a signal victory, or on the person who first boarded an ene- my's ship. In heraldry the naval crown is formed of the sterns and square sails of ships placed alternately upon the circle or fillet. - Northern Crown. See Corona Borea- lis , under corona . - Obsidional crown, in Rom , antiq ., a wreath made of gra , given to him who held out a siege or caused one to be raised. - Order of the Crown, the title of several honorary orders founded by sovereigns in the nineteenth century, each including as name that of the country to which it belongs. ( a ) The Order of the Crown of Bavaria , founded by King Maximilian Jo- seph I. in 1808. It is granted to persons who have attained distinction in the civil service of the state. (b) The Imperial Order of the Crown of India , founded in 1878 for ladies, at the time of the a umption by Queen Victoria of the title Empre of India. It includes a number of Indian women of the highest rank. (c) The Order of the Crown of Italy , founded by King Victor Emmanuel in 1868. (d) The Order of the Crown of Pru ia , founded by King William I. on his coronation in 1861. (e) The Order of the Crown of Ru- mania , founded by King Charles on a uming the royal title in 1881. (f) The Order of the Crown of Saxony , founded by King Frederick August us in 1807, soon after his a umption of the kingly title. It is of but one cla , and limited to persons of high rank. (g) The Order of the Crown of Siam , founded in 1869. (h) The Order of the Crown of Würtemberg, founded by King William I. in 1818.- Papal crown. See tiara . - Pleas of the crown. See capital offense , under cap it all. Southern Crown. See Corona Australis , under corona. To keep the crown of the causey, to go in the middle of the road or street; hence, to appear openly, with credit and re- spectability. [Scotch.] Truth in Scotland shall keep the crown of the causey yet. Rutherford , Letters, II. 24. To take the crown of the causey, to appear with pride My friends they are proud, an' my mither is saucy, My oulde auntie taks ay the crown o' the causie. II. a . Relating to, pertaining to, or connect- pertaining ed with the crown or royal po e ions and au- thority: as, the crown jewels. - Crown agent, in Scotland, the agent or solicitor who, under the lord advo- cate, takes charge of criminal proceedings. - Crown bark. See bark2.- Crown cases reserved, criminal causes re- served on questions of law for the consideration of the judges. [Eng.] - Crown colony. See colony . - Crown court, in Eng . law , the court in which the crown or crim- inal busine of an a ize is transacted.- Crown debt, in England, a debt due to the crown, whose claim ranks before that of all other creditors, and may be enforced by a summary proce called an extent . - Crown or demesne lands, the lands, estate, or other real property belonging IMG:content-1701.jpg:[graphic] 2. To invest with or as if with a regal crown; hence, to invest with regal dignity and power. If you will elect by my advice, Crown him, and say, "Long live our emperor!" Shak., Tit. And., 1. 2. Sleep, that mortal sense deceives, Crown thine eyes and ease thy pain. Urge your succe ; deserve a lasting name, She'll crown a grateful and a constant flame. 5. To form the topmost or finishing part of; terminate; complete; fill up, as a bowl with wine; consummate; perfect. He said no more, but crown'd a bowl unbid; The laughing nectar overlook'd the lid. Dryden, Iliad, i. 784. Crown'd IMG:content-1702.png:[graphic] IMG:content-1703.png:[graphic] IMG:content-1704.png:[merged small][merged small][ocr errors][subsumed][merged small][merged small][merged small] IMG:content-1705.png:[blocks in formation] crowned (kround), p . a. [Pp. of crown , v.] 1. Of or pertaining to a sovereign; sovereign; consummate. Min herte, to pitous and to nice, Al innocent of his crouned malice, Graunted him love. IMG:content-1706.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1707.png:[blocks in formation] crowning (krou'ning), n. [ crouninge , co- rouninge , etc.; verbal n. of crown, v.] 1. The act or ceremony of investing with a crown or regal authority and dignity; coronation. The first of all his knights, Knighted by Arthur at his crowning. crown-thistle (kroun' this" 1), n. Same as crown- imperial . crown-tile (kroun'til), n. 1. A flat tile; a plain tile.-2. A large bent or arched tile, usu- ally called a hip- or ridge - tile . Such tiles are used to finish roofs which are covered with either pan-tiles or flat tiles. Compare crest-tile. crown-valve (kroun'valv), n . A dome-shaped valve which is ver- tically reciprocated over a slot- ted box. 2t. The tonsure of the clergy. Bi hopes and bachilers bot he maisters and doctors, That han cure vnder cryst and crownynge in tokne. Piers Plowman (C), i. 86. 3. Something that crowns, terminates, or fin- ishes. (a) In arch . , that which tops or terminates a mem- ber or any ornamental work. (b) Naut . , the finishing part of a knot or interweaving of the strands. See crown, π . , 15. 4. Something convex at the top: as, the crown- ing or crown of a causeway; specifically, the bulge or swell in the center of a band-pulley.- 5. In fort . , a position on the crest of the glacis secured by the besiegers by means of the sap or otherwise. It is protected by a parapet, and places the besiegers in a situation to become masters of the cov- ered way. crowning (krou'ning), p . a. [Ppr. of crown , v .] Completing; perfecting; finishing. IMG:content-1708.png:[blocks in formation] crown-net (kroun'net), n. A particular variety of fishing-net. crown-palm (kroun'päm), n . A tall palm of Jamaica and Trinidad, Maxim i liana Caribœa, with pinnate leaves and drupaceous fruit, allied to the cocoanut-palm. 14. crown-piece (kroun'pēs), n. 1. A British silver coin worth five shillings, or the fourth part of a pound sterling. See crown, n., 13.-2. A strap in a bridle, head-stall, or halter, which pa es over the head of the horse and is secured by buckles to the cheek-straps. crown-pigeon (kroun'pijon), n. A pigeon of the genus Goura , as G. coronata of New Guinea. crown-post (kroun'post), n. In building , a post which stands upright between two principal IMG:content-1709.png:[blocks in formation] Another might have had Perhaps the hurdle, or at least the axe, For what I have this crownet , robes, and wax. B. Jonson, Fall of Mortimer, i. 1. 2. A crowning aim or result; ultimate reward. crown-face (kroun'fās), n. not in the base. Kirkman , 1855. crown-gate (kroun'gat), n . The head gate of a canal-lock. E. H. Knight . IMG:content-1710.png:[blocks in formation] crown-shell (kroun's hel), n. A barnacle. crown-sparrow (kroun'spår"ō), n. An Ameri- can finch of the genus Zonotrichia , of which there are several species, of large size among sparrows, having the crown conspicuously col- ored, whence the name. The best-known are the common white-crowned and white-throated sparrows of eastern North America, Z. leucophrys and Z. albicollis ; the golden-crowned sparrow is Z. coronata of the Pacific side of the continent. Harris's or the black-crowned risi. IMG:content-1711.png:[blocks in formation] crow's-foot (krōz'fût), n. 1. A wrinkle appear- ing with age under and around the outer corner of the eye: generally used in the plural. So longe mot ye lyve and alle proude, Til crowes feet ben growen under youre eye. Whose pious talk, when most his heart was dry, Made wet the crafty crowsfoot round his eye. IMG:content-1712.png:[merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small] crow-shrike (kro's hrik), n. bird of the subfamily Gymnorhi- Crows foot nina ; a piping crow. Gymnorhina tibicen is an example. Other genera are Stre- per a and Cracticus . crow-silk (krō'silk), n . A name of various con- fervaceous algæ, from their fine thread-like fila- ments. crowth (krouth), n. Same as crowd2. crow-toe (krōtō), n. A plant, the Lotus corni- culatus , so called from its claw-shaped spread- ing pods: commonly as a plural, crow - toes . Bring the rathe primrose that forsaken dies, The tufted crow - toe , and pale je amine. croylstone (kroil's ton), n. Crystallized cauk. Wo Woodward. croze (krōz), n. [Earlier written crowes , croes ; origin unknown.] 1. The cro -groove in the staves of a cask or barrel in which the edge of the head is inserted.-2. A coopers' tool for cutting a cro -groove in staves for the head of a cask. It resembles a about 5 feet long, ending in a hook or curve, or, in the case of an archbishop's cro- zier, surmounted by an or- namented cro or crucifix, borne by or before a bishop or archbishop on solemn occasions. The staff is hollow, commonly gilt, and highly orna- mented. Early croziers were ex- ceedingly simple. The patriarch's staff bears a cro with two trans- verse bars, that of the pope one with three. See patriarchal cro , proce ional cro , cro , un- crucian, crusian (kröʻshian), n. [An accom. form, with suffix -ian , = D. karuts (Kilian) = Sw. karu a , Dan. karu e = G. karausche , for- merly karūtsch , also karaz ; appar. F.car a in (> also the NL. specific name car a i us ), a cru- cian, = It. coracino , a crucian, coracinus , κορακίνος , & fish like a perch (so called from its black color), lit. a young raven, dim. of kó- pas , a raven: see coracine , Corax .] A short, thick, broad fish, of a deep-yellow color, the Car a i us car a i us , or German carp, of the fam- ily Cyprinidæ . It differs from the common carp in having no barbels at its mouth. It inhabits lakes, ponds, and sluggish rivers in the north of Europe and Asia, and has been found in the Thames in England. It is an excel- lent food-fish. Also called Pru ian carp. A variety is known as C. gibelio , a name, however, also applied to the true crucian. See carp2 . Crucian-carp ( Car a i us car a i us). IMG:content-1713.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1714.jpg:[graphic] test), crock1 , and cf. cre et , cruse , and crusoile .] 1. A ve el or melting- pot for chemical purposes, made of pure clay or other material, as black-lead, por- celain, platinum, silver, or iron, and so baked or tempered as to endure extreme heat without fus- ing. It is used for melting ores, metals, etc. Earthen crucibles are shaped upon a potter's wheel with the aid of a templet or molding-blade, or under pre ure in a molding-pre . Metallic crucibles, especially those of pla- But instead of a parliament, the Lord Deputy summoned an eccle- siastical a embly, in which the rival croziers of Armagh and Dublin, of the Primate of all Ireland and the Primate of Ireland, encountered one an- other in his presence. R. W. Dixon , Hist. Church of Eng., xix. 2t. One who bears the crozier or the cro ; a cro -bearer. Some of the coal is of a crozling or coking nature. Ure , Dict., I. 823. of the fish Car a i us car a i us or vulgar is , the crucian. Crucian ell a (krösi-a-nel'ä), n. [NL., dim. L. crux ( cruc- ), a cro : so called from the ar- range ment of the leaves.] A rubiaceous genus of herbs, natives of the Mediterranean region, with slender funnel-shaped flowers. C.stylos a is sometimes cultivated in gardens under the name of cro wort . cruciatt, n. An obsolete form of crusadel . cruciatel (kröʻshi-āt), v . t .; pret. and pp. cruci- ated , ppr. cruciating . [ cruciare , torture (in ML. also to mark with a cro ), cro 1 , n . and v ., and cf. cruciate2 , crusadel , crusade2. Cf. excruciate .] To torture; torment; afflict with extreme pain or distre ; excruci- ate. [Rare or obsolete.] They vexed, tormented, and cruciated the weake con- Bp. Bale , On Revelations, i. 5. African Panthers, Hyrcan Tigres fierce,... Be not so cruell, as who violates Sacred Humanity, and cruciates His loyall subiects. Sylvester , tr. of Du Bartas's Weeks, i. 6. cruciate1 (krö'shi-at), a. [L. cruciatus, tor- mented (ML. also marked with a cro , NL. also cro -shaped, cruciform), pp. of cruciare : see the verb.] 1. Tormented; excruciated. [Rare.] Immediately I was so cruciate , that I desired... deth to take me. Sir T. Elyot , The Govern our, ii. 12. cruces, n. Latin plural of crux . crucial (krö'shial), a. [ crucial , Inbot . , having the form of a cro with equal * crucial is , cro l .] 1. Having the form of a cro ; transverse; intersecting; decu ating: as, a crucial inc i- sion.-2. In an at . , specifically applied to two stout decu ating ligaments in the interior of the knee-joint, connecting the spine of the tibia with the inter condyloid fo a of the femur.- 3. Decisive, as between two hypotheses; finally disproving one of two alternative suppositions. This meaning of the word is derived from Bacon's phrase instant i a crucis , which he explains as a metaphor from a finger-post ( crux ). The supposed reference to a judicial "test of the cro ," as well as that to the testing of metals IMG:content-1715.png:[blocks in formation] And from the imagination's crucial heat Catch up their men and women all a-flame For action. IMG:content-1716.png:[blocks in formation] 2. A hollow place at the bottom of a chemical furnace, for collecting the molten metal.-3. Figuratively, a severe or searching test: as, his probity was tried in the crucible of temptation. O'er the crucible of pain Watches the tender eye of Love. IMG:content-1717.png:[graphic][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][subsumed][subsumed] crucify (krö'si-fi), v . t.; pret. and pp. crucified , ppr. crucifying . [ crucifien , fier , F. crucifier Pr. Sp. Pg. crucificar , an adapted form (as if crucificare ) of LL. crucifigere (> It. croci fig gere ), prop. separate, cruci figere , fasten on a cro : see crucifix , v .] 1. To put to death by nailing or otherwise af- fixing to a cro . See crucifixion . IMG:content-1718.png:[blocks in formation] 2. Figuratively, in Scrip ., to subdue; mortify; kill; destroy the power or influence of. They that are Christ's have crucified the flesh, with the affections and lusts. Gal. v. 24. I would so crucify him With an innocent neglect of what he can do, A brave strong pious scorn, that I would shake him. Fletcher, Wife for a Month, ii. 1. The foreknowledge of what shall come to pa , crucifies many men. Burton, Anat. of Mel., p. 221. 4. To put or place in the form of a cro ; cro . [Rare.] I do not despair, gentlemen; you see I do not wear my hat in my eyes, crucify my arms. Shirley, Bird in a Cage, ii. 1. crucigerous (krö-sij'e-rus), a . [L. crux ( cruc- ) , a cro , + gerere , carry, + -ous .] Bearing a ne ; hence, exhibiting lack of knowledge or skill; imperfect: said of things: as, a crude painting; a crude theory; a crude attempt. Absurd expre ions, crude , abortive thoughts. Roscommon, On Translated Verse. Crude undigested ma es of suggestion, furnishing rather raw materials for composition and jotting for the memory, than any formal developments of the ideas, describe the quality of writing which must prevail in journalism. De Quincey, Style, i. 5. Characterized by lack of sufficient know- ledge or skill; unable to produce what is fin- ished, polished, or complete: said of persons. Deep versed in books, and shallow in himself; Crude, or intoxicate, collecting toys. Sir T. Browne , Garden of Cyrus, i. [OF. as if crucily, crusily (krö'si-li), a. * croi ille , ML. * cruciliatus , crucilia , OF. croisille, a little cro , such as were erected at cro -roads, dim. of L. crux ( cruc- ), a cro .] In her., strewed (semé) with small cro es. Also crusillé , crusuly . The phælonion,.. formerly worn by... Bishops, was distinguished from that of a simple Priest by be- ing crusuly. J. M. Neale, Eastern Church, i. 312. Crucirostra (krö-si-ros'trä), n . pl . [NL., crux ( cruc- ), cro , + rostrum , beak.] Same as Curvirostra. See Loxia . Cuvier . crud (krud), n . and v. An obsolete or dialectal form of curd1 . Will ye go to the Highlands, Lizie Lindsay, And dine on fresh cruds and green whey? 2. The cro of Christ; hence, the religion of Christ. Jer. Taylor. [Rare.] Jansenist crucicruddle1 (krud'l), v. An obsolete or dialectal Mock'd, beat, banisht, buried, cruci - fixt , For our foule sins. Say, have ye sense, or do ye prove What crucifixions are in love? Herrick , Hesperides, p. 169. cruciform (krö'si-fôrm), a . [ crux ( cruc- ) , cro , + form a , shape.] Cro -shaped; cruci- ate; disposed in the form of a cro : as, in anatomy, the cruciform ligament of the atlas. It [the image] appeared to be secured . by. pins driven through the feet and palms, the latter of which were extended in a cruciform position. Barham , In golds by Legends, I. 145. O how impatience cramps my cracked veins, And cruddles thicke my blood with boiling rage! Marston , Antonio and Mellida, I., ii. 1. cruddle2 (krud'l), v . i.; pret. and pp. cruddled , ppr. cruddling . [E. dial., = Sc. crowdle , freq. of crowd1.] To crowd; huddle. [Prov. Eng.] cruddy, a. An obsolete or dialectal form of curdy . Whose clawes were newly dipt in cruddy blood. Spenser, F. Q., III. iii. 47. crude (kröd), a. [ , cru , F. cru = Pr. cru = Sp. It. cru do = Pg. cru, cru do , crud us , raw, unripe, immature, rough, lit. bloody, for * cruidus , akin to cruor , You must temper the crudene of your a ertion. Chilling worth , Relig. of Protestants. crudity (kröʻdi-ti), n.; pl. crudities (-tiz). [= F. crud ité = Pr. crud it at = It. crudita , L . crudita (t-)s, indigestion, overloading of the stomach, crud us , raw, undigested.] 1. The quality or state of being crude, in any sense of that word.-21. Indigestion. IMG:content-1719.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1720.png:[blocks in formation] akin to crud us , raw, crude: see crude .] 1. Dis- posed to inflict suffering, physical or mental; indifferent to or taking pleasure in the pain or distre of any sentient being; willing or pleased to torment, vex, or afflict; destitute of pity, compa ion, or kindne ; hard-hearted; pit i- le . So be-gan the medle [battle] on bot he parteis crewell and fellenouse. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), i. 118. They are cruel , and have no mercy. Jer. vi. 23. Ah, nymph, more cruel than of human race! Thy tigre heart belies thy angel face. This most cruel usage of your queen will ignoble make you, Yea, scandalous to the world. Shak ., W. T., ii. 3. If mankind find delight in weeping at comedy, it would be cruel to abridge them in that or any other innocent pleasure. Goldsmith, The Theatre. cruel =Syn. Barbarous, savage, ferocious, brutal, mercile , unmerciful, pitile , unfeeling, fell, ruthle , truculent, cruel (krö'el), adv. Very; extremely. [Colloq. or prov. Eng.] bloodthirsty, inexorable, unrelenting. I would now aske ye how ye like the play, But as it is with school boys, can not say. I'm cruel fearful. Fletcher ( and another ), Two Noble Kinsmen, Epil. Met Captain Brown of the Rosebush: at which he was cruel angry. Pepys , Diary, July 31, 1662. cruellt, n. An obsolete form of crewell . cruelly (krö'el-li), adv . [ elly ; cruel +-ly2.] 1. In a cruel manner; with cruelty; inhumanly; mercile ly. Because he cruelly oppre ed, he shall die in his iniquity. Ezek. xviii. 18. 2. Painfully; with severe pain or torture. The Northern Irish-Scotts, whose arrowes enter into an armed man or horse most cruelly. IMG:content-1721.png:[blocks in formation] Spenser, Sonnets, xx.