3. A kind of chintz with a glossy surface.
CRETOSE
Cre"tose (kr"ts), a. Etym: [L. cretosus, fr. creta chalk.]
Defn: Chalky; cretaceous. [Obs.] Ash.
CREUTZER
Creut"zer
Defn: (kroitn. See Kreutzer.
CREUX
Creux (kr), n. Etym: [F., adj., hollow, n., a hollow.]
Defn: Used in English only in the expression en creux. Thus, engraving en creux is engraving in intaglio, or by sinking or hollowing out the design.
CREVALLE Cre`val*le" (kr`vl-l"), n. Etym: [Prob. of same origin as cavally. See Cavally.] (Zoöl.) (a) The cavally or jurel. See Cavally, and Jurel. (b) The pompano (Trachynotus Carolinus).
CREVASSE
Cre`vasse" (kr`vs"), n. Etym: [F. See Crevice.]
1. A deep crevice or fissure, as in embankment; one of the clefts or fissure by which the mass of a glacier is divided.