creese

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8
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9
Letters
6

Definition of creese

3 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (alt-of, archaic)Archaic form of kris.
    “‘[S]hould any of the men discover you, certainly you will have one of their creeses up to the hilt in your guts.’”
    “[…] near it is a cluster of weapons of villanous aspect, comprising every thing from a Malayan creese to a sailor's jackknife or a Smith & Wesson revolver.”
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noun

  1. (alt-of, archaic)Archaic form of kris.
    “‘[S]hould any of the men discover you, certainly you will have one of their creeses up to the hilt in your guts.’”
    “[…] near it is a cluster of weapons of villanous aspect, comprising every thing from a Malayan creese to a sailor's jackknife or a Smith & Wesson revolver.”

verb

  1. (alt-of, archaic)Archaic form of kris.
    “Attributing this to accident, or some impropriety of conduct on the part of the sailor, he went to enquire personally into the affair; but had no sooner approached the head Boorghese, than the fellow creesed him also, and he fell dead at his feet.”

name

  1. A surname.

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Etymology

Probably a variant of Creasy.

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