Cretonne, kret-on′, or kret′on, n. a strong printed cotton fabric used for curtains or for covering furniture. [Fr., prob. from Creton in Normandy.]
Cretose, krē′tōs, adj. chalky.
Creutzer. Same as Kreutzer.
Creux, krė, n. the reverse of relief in sculpture, intaglio. [Fr.]
Crevasse, krev-as′, n. a crack or split, esp. applied to a cleft in a glacier: (U.S.) a breach in a canal or river bank.—v.t. to fissure with crevasses. [Fr.]
Crevet, krev′et, n. a variant of Cruet, a goldsmith's melting-pot.
Crevice, krev′is, n. a crack or rent: a narrow opening. [O. Fr. crevace—L. L.,—L. crepāre, to creak.]
Crew, krōō, n. a company, squad, or gang, often in a bad or contemptuous sense: a ship's company. [O. Fr. creue, increase—croistre, to grow.]
Crew, krōō, pa.t. of Crow.
Crewe, krōō, n. (Spens.) a cruse. [O. Fr. crue.]