CROQUANTE
Cro`quante", n. [F.]
Defn: A brittle cake or other crisp pastry.
CROQUET Cro*quet" (kr-k"), n. Etym: [From French; cf. Walloon croque blow, fillip. F. croquet a crisp biscuit, croquer to crunch, fr. croc a crackling sound, of imitative origin. Croquet then properly meant a smart tap on the ball.]
1. An open-air game in which two or more players endeavor to drive wooden balls, by means of mallets, through a series of hoops or arches set in the ground according to some pattern.
2. The act of croqueting.
CROQUET
Cro*quet", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Croqueted (-kd); p. pr. & vb. n.
Croqueting (-k"ng).]
Defn: In the game of croquet, to drive away an opponent's ball, after putting one's own in contact with it, by striking one's own ball with the mallet.
CROQUETTE
Cro*quette", n. Etym: [F., fr. croquer to crunch.] (Cookery)
Defn: A ball of minced meat, fowl, rice, or other ingredients, highly seasoned, and fried.
CRORE
Crore (krr), n. Etym: [Hind. karor, Skr. koTi.]