Crura Cru"ra noun plural (Anat.) See Crus .

Crural Cru"ral (-r a l) adjective [ Latin cruralis , from crus , cruris , leg: confer French crural .] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thigh or leg, or to any of the parts called crura ; as, the crural arteries; crural arch; crural canal; crural ring.

Crus Crus noun ; plural Crura (kr..."r...). [ Latin , the leg.] (Anat.) (a) That part of the hind limb between the femur, or thigh, and the ankle, or tarsus; the shank. (b) Often applied, especially in the plural, to parts which are supposed to resemble a pair of legs; as, the crura of the diaphragm, a pair of muscles attached to it; crura cerebri , two bundles of nerve fibers in the base of the brain, connecting the medulla and the forebrain.

Crusade Cru·sade" noun [ French croisade , from Pr. crozada , or Sp cruzada , or Italian crociata , from a verb signifying to take the cross, mark one's self with a cross, from Latin crux cross; or possibly taken into English directly from Pr. Confer Croisade , Crosado , and see Cross .] 1. Any one of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers, in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Mohammedans.

2. Any enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm; as, a crusade against intemperance.

3. A Portuguese coin. See Crusado .

Crusade Cru·sade" intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Crusaded ; present participle & verbal noun Crusading .] To engage in a crusade; to attack in a zealous or hot-headed manner. "Cease crusading against sense." M. Green.

Crusader Cru·sad"er noun One engaged in a crusade; as, the crusaders of the Middle Ages.

Azure-eyed and golden-haired,
Forth the young crusaders fared.
Longfellow.

Crusading Cru·sad"ing adjective Of or pertaining to a crusade; as, a crusading spirit.

Crusado Cru·sa"do noun [ Portuguese cruzado , from cruz , from Latin crux . See Crusade , 3.] An old Portuguese coin, worth about seventy cents. [ Written also cruade .] Shak.

Cruse Cruse noun [ Akin to LG. kruus , kroos , mug, jug, jar, D. kroes , German krause , Icelandic krus , Swedish krus , Danish kruus . Confer Crucible , Cresset .] 1. A cup or dish.

Take with thee . . . a cruse of honey.
1 Kings xiv. 3.

2. A bottle for holding water, oil, honey, etc.

So David took . . . the cruse of water.
1 Sam. xxvi. 12.

Cruset Cru"set noun [ Confer French creuset . See Cruse , Crucible .] A goldsmith's crucible or melting pot.

Crush Crush (krŭsh) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Crushed (krŭsht); present participle & verbal noun Crushing .] [ Middle English cruschen , crousshen , Of. cruisir , croissir , from Late Latin cruscire , probably of German origin, from a derivative of the word seen in Goth. kruistan to gnash; akin to Swedish krysta to squeeze, Danish kryste , Icelandic kreysta .] 1. To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mass; as, to crush grapes.

Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, or crushed , or broken, or cut.
Lev. xxii. 24.

The ass . . . thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall.
Num. xxii. 25.

2. To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute; as, to crush quartz.

3. To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight.

To crush the pillars which the pile sustain.
Dryden.

Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again.
Bryant.

4. To oppress or burden grievously.

Thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway.
Deut. xxviii. 33.

5. To overcome completely; to subdue totally.

Speedily overtaking and crushing the rebels.
Sir. W. Scott.

To crush a cup , to drink. [ Obsolete] -- To crush out . (a) To force out or separate by pressure, as juice from grapes. (b) To overcome or destroy completely; to suppress.

Crush Crush intransitive verb To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force; as, an eggshell crushes easily.

Crush Crush noun 1. A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.

The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Addison.

2. Violent pressure, as of a crowd; a crowd which produced uncomfortable pressure; as, a crush at a reception.

Crush hat , a hat which collapses, and can be carried under the arm, and when expanded is held in shape by springs; hence, any hat not injured by compressing. -- Crush room , a large room in a theater, opera house, etc., where the audience may promenade or converse during the intermissions; a foyer.

Politics leave very little time for the bow window at White's in the day, or for the crush room of the opera at night.
Macaulay.

Crusher Crush"er noun One who, or that which, crushes.

Crusher gauge , an instrument for measuring the explosive force of gunpowder, etc., by its effect in compressing a piece of metal.

Crushing Crush"ing adjective That crushes; overwhelming. "The blow must be quick and crushing ." Macualay.

Crust Crust noun [ Latin crusta : confer Old French crouste , French croûte ; probably akin to Greek ............... ice, E. crystal , from the same root as E. crude , raw . See Raw , and confer Custard .] 1. The hard external coat or covering of anything; the hard exterior surface or outer shell; an incrustation; as, a crust of snow.

I have known the statute of an emperor quite hid under a crust of dross.
Addison.

Below this icy crust of conformity, the waters of infidelity lay dark and deep as ever.
Prescott.

2. (Cookery) (a) The hard exterior or surface of bread, in distinction from the soft part or crumb; or a piece of bread grown dry or hard. (b) The cover or case of a pie, in distinction from the soft contents. (c) The dough, or mass of doughy paste, cooked with a potpie; -- also called dumpling .

Th' impenetrable crust thy teeth defies.
Dryden.

He that keeps nor crust nor crumb.
Shak.

They . . . made the crust for the venison pasty.
Macaulay.

3. (Geol.) The exterior portion of the earth, formerly universally supposed to inclose a molten interior.

4. (Zoology) The shell of crabs, lobsters, etc.

5. (Medicine) A hard mass, made up of dried secretions blood, or pus, occurring upon the surface of the body.

6. An incrustation on the interior of wine bottles, the result of the ripening of the wine; a deposit of tartar, etc. See Beeswing .

Crust Crust transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Crusted ; present participle & verbal noun Crusting .] [ Confer Old French crouster , Latin crustare . See Crust , noun ] To cover with a crust; to cover or line with an incrustation; to incrust.

The whole body is crusted over with ice.
Boyle.

And now their legs, and breast, and bodies stood
Crusted with bark.
Addison.

Very foul and crusted bottles.
Swift.

Their minds are crusted over, like diamonds in the rock.
Felton.

Crust Crust intransitive verb To gather or contract into a hard crust; to become incrusted.

The place that was burnt . . . crusted and healed.
Temple.

Crusta Crus"ta noun [ Latin , shell, crust, inlaid work.]

1. A crust or shell.

2. A gem engraved, or a plate embossed in low relief, for inlaying a vase or other object.

Crustacea Crus·ta"ce·a noun plural [ Neut. plural of New Latin crustaceus pert. to the crust or shell, from Latin crusta the hard surfsce of a body, rind, shell.] (Zoology) One of the classes of the arthropods, including lobsters and crabs; -- so called from the crustlike shell with which they are covered.

» The body usually consists of an anterior part, made up of the head and thorax combined, called the cephalothorax , and of a posterior jointed part called the abdomen , postabdomen , and (improperly) tail . They breathe by means of gills variously attached to some of the limbs or to the sides the body, according to the group. They are divisible into two subclasses, Entomostraca and Malacostraca, each of which includes several orders.

Crustacean Crus·ta"cean adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Crustacea; crustaceous. -- noun An animal belonging to the class Crustacea .

Crustaceological Crus·ta`ce·o·log"ic·al adjective Pertaining to crustaceology.

Crustaceologist Crus·ta`ce·ol"o·gist noun One versed in crustaceology; a crustalogist.

Crustaceology Crus·ta`ce·ol"o·gy noun [ Crustacea + -logy .] That branch of Zoölogy which treats of the Crustacea; malacostracology; carcinology.

Crustaceous Crus·ta"ceous adjective [ New Latin crustaceous . See crustacea .] 1. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, crust or shell; having a crustlike shell.

2. (Zoology) Belonging to the Crustacea; crustacean.

Crustaceousness Crus·ta"ceous·ness noun The state or quality of being crustaceous or having a crustlike shell.

Crustal Crust"al adjective Relating to a crust.

Crustalogical Crus`ta·log"ic·al adjective Pertaining to crustalogy.

Crustalogist Crus·tal"o·gist (-t...l"...-j...st) noun One versed in crustalogy.

Crustalogy Crus·tal"o·gy noun [ Latin crusta shell + -logy .] Crustaceology.

Crustated Crus"ta·ted adjective [ Latin crustatus , past participle of crustare , from crusta . See Crust .] Covered with a crust; as, crustated basalt.

Crustation Crus·ta"tion noun An adherent crust; an incrustation. Pepys.

Crusted Crust"ed adjective Incrusted; covered with, or containing, crust; as, old, crusted port wine.

Crustific Crus·tif`ic adjective [ Latin crusta crust + -facere to make.] Producing or forming a crust or skin. [ R.]

Crustily Crust"i·ly (krŭst"ĭ-lȳ) adverb In a crusty or surly manner; morosely.

Crustiness Crust"i·ness (-ĭ-nĕs) noun 1. The state or quality of having crust or being like crust; hardness.

2. The quality of being crusty or surly.

Old Christy forgot his usual crustiness .
W. Irving.

Crusty Crust"y (-ȳ) adjective 1. Having the nature of crust; pertaining to a hard covering; as, a crusty coat; a crusty surface or substance.

2. [ Possibly a corruption of cursty . Confer Curst , Curstness .] Having a hard exterior, or a short, rough manner, though kind at heart; snappish; peevish; surly.

Thou crusty batch of nature, what's the news?
Shak.

Crut Crut (krŭt) noun [ Confer French croûte crust.] The rough, shaggy part of oak bark.

Crutch Crutch (krŭch; 224) noun ; plural Crutches (-ĕz). [ Middle English crucche , Anglo-Saxon crycc , cricc ; akin to Dutch kruk , G. krücke , Danish krykke , Swedish krycka , and to English crook . See Crook , and confer Cricket a low stool.] 1. A staff with a crosspiece at the head, to be placed under the arm or shoulder, to support the lame or infirm in walking.

I'll lean upon one crutch , and fight with the other.
Shak.

Rhyme is a crutch that lifts the weak alone.
H. Smith.

2. A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider.

3. (Nautical) (a) A knee, or piece of knee timber . (b) A forked stanchion or post; a crotch. See Crotch .

Crutch Crutch transitive verb To support on crutches; to prop up. [ R.]

Two fools that crutch their feeble sense on verse.
Dryden.

Crutched Crutched adjective 1. Supported upon crutches.

2. [ See Crouch , transitive verb , and Crouched , adjective ] Marked with the sign of the cross; crouched.

Crutched friar (Eccl.) , one of a religious order, so called because its members bore the sign of the cross on their staves and habits; -- called also crossed friar and crouched friar .

Cruth Cruth noun [ W. crwth .] (Mus.) See 4th Crowd .

Crux Crux (krŭks) noun ; plural E. Cruxes (-ĕz), Latin Cruces (kru"sēz). [ Latin , cross, torture, trouble.] Anything that is very puzzling or difficult to explain. Dr. Sheridan.

The perpetual crux of New Testament chronologists.
Strauss.

Crux ansata Crux an·sa"ta [ Latin , cross with a handle.] A cross in the shape of the ankh.

Cruzado Cru·za"do noun A coin. See Crusado .

Crwth Crwth (krōth) noun [ W.] (Mus.) See 4th Crowd .

Cry Cry (krī) intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Cried (krīd); present participle & verbal noun Crying .] [ French crier , confer Latin quiritare to raise a plaintive cry, scream, shriek, perhaps from queri to complain; confer Sanskrit cvas to pant, hiss, sigh. Confer Quarrel a brawl, Querulous .] 1. To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray; to implore.

And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice.
Matt. xxvii. 46.

Clapping their hands, and crying with loud voice.
Shak.

Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry unto thee.
Ps. xxviii. 2.

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord.
Is. xl. 3.

Some cried after him to return.
Bunyan.

2. To utter lamentations; to lament audibly; to express pain, grief, or distress, by weeping and sobbing; to shed tears; to bawl, as a child.

Ye shall cry for sorrow of heart.
Is. lxv. 14.

I could find it in my heart to disgrace my man's apparel and to cry like a woman.
Shak.

3. To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals.

The young ravens which cry .
Ps. cxlvii. 9.

In a cowslip's bell I lie
There I couch when owls do cry .
Shak.

To cry on or upon , to call upon the name of; to beseech. "No longer on Saint Denis will we cry ." Shak. -- To cry out . (a) To exclaim; to vociferate; to scream; to clamor. (b) To complain loudly; to lament. -- To cry out against , to complain loudly of; to censure; to blame. -- To cry out on or upon , to denounce; to censure. " Cries out upon abuses." Shak. -- To cry to , to call on in prayer; to implore. -- To cry you mercy , to beg your pardon. "I cry you mercy , madam; was it you?" Shak.

Cry Cry transitive verb 1. To utter loudly; to call out; to shout; to sound abroad; to declare publicly.

All, all, cry shame against ye, yet I 'll speak.
Shak.

The man . . . ran on, crying , Life! life! Eternal life!
Bunyan.

2. To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping; as, to cry one's self to sleep.

3. To make oral and public proclamation of; to declare publicly; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, ets.; as, to cry goods, etc.

Love is lost, and thus she cries him.
Crashaw.

4. Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.

I should not be surprised if they were cried in church next Sabbath.
Judd.

To cry aim . See under Aim . - - To cry down , to decry; to depreciate; to dispraise; to condemn.

Men of dissolute lives cry down religion, because they would not be under the restraints of it.
Tillotson.

-- To cry out , to proclaim; to shout. "Your gesture cries it out ." Shak. -- To cry quits , to propose, or declare, the abandonment of a contest. -- To cry up , to enhance the value or reputation of by public and noisy praise; to extol; to laud publicly or urgently.

Cry Cry noun ; plural Cries (kr...z). [ French cri , from crier to cry. See Cry , intransitive verb ] 1. A loud utterance; especially, the inarticulate sound produced by one of the lower animals; as, the cry of hounds; the cry of wolves. Milton.

2. Outcry; clamor; tumult; popular demand.

Again that cry was found to have been as unreasonable as ever.
Macaulay.

3. Any expression of grief, distress, etc., accompanied with tears or sobs; a loud sound, uttered in lamentation.

There shall be a great cry throughout all the land.
Ex. xi. 6.

An infant crying in the night,
An infant crying for the light;
And with no language but a cry .
Tennyson.

4. Loud expression of triumph or wonder or of popular acclamation or favor. Swift.

The cry went once on thee.
Shak.

5. Importunate supplication.

O, the most piteous cry of the poor souls.
Shak.

6. Public advertisement by outcry; proclamation, as by hawkers of their wares.

The street cries of London.
Mayhew.

7. Common report; fame.

The cry goes that you shall marry her.
Shak.

8. A word or phrase caught up by a party or faction and repeated for effect; as, the party cry of the Tories.

All now depends upon a good cry .
Beaconsfield.

9. A pack of hounds. Milton.

A cry more tunable
Was never hollaed to, nor cheered with horn.
Shak.

10. A pack or company of persons; -- in contempt.

Would not this . . . get me a fellowship in a cry of players?
Shak.

11. The crackling noise made by block tin when it is bent back and forth.

A far cry , a long distance; -- in allusion to the sending of criers or messengers through the territory of a Scottish clan with an announcement or summons.

Cryal Cry"al noun [ Confer W. creyr , cryr , crychydd . Confer Cruer a hawk.] The heron [ Obsolete] Ainsworth.

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