crétique, adj., cretic.
crétois, -e, n. and adj., Cretan.
cretonne, n.f., fine linen, long-cloth, cretonne.
cretons, n.m.pl., residuum of melted tallow and kitchen-stuff; graves. — de lard; scrapings.
creusage, n.m., deepening, hollowing; plowing; digging.
creusement (kreuz-mān), n.m., (l.u.) digging; excavation, hollowing, deepening.
creuser, v.a., to dig, to delve; to hollow, to make hollow, to excavate, to scoop out; to sink, to deepen. — la terre; to dig the ground. — un fossé; to dig a ditch. — un puits; to sink a well. — une question; to examine a question thoroughly.
se creuser, v.r., to become hollow. Se — le cerveau; to rack one’s brain.
creuser, v.n., to dig. — sous terre; to dig underground. — bien avant; to dig deep.
creuset, n.m., crucible, melting-pot; (chem.) test, trial. Passer par le —; to assay, to refine.