Defn: A lively Polish dance. See Cracovienne.
KRAMERIA
Kra*me"ri*a, n. Etym: [NL. So called after the German botanists, J.
G. H. & W. H. Kramer.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of spreading shrubs with many stems, from one species of which (K. triandra), found in Peru, rhatany root, used as a medicine, is obtained.
KRAMERIC
Kra*mer"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, Krameria (rhatany); as, krameric acid, usually called ratanhia-tannic acid.
KRANG
Krang, n. Etym: [Cf. D. kreng a carcass.]
Defn: The carcass of a whale after the blubber has been removed.
[Written also crang and kreng.]
KRANGING HOOK
Krang"ing hook`. (Whaling)
Defn: A hook for holding the blubber while cutting it away. [Written also cranging hook.]
KREATIC
Kre*at"ic, a.