CRUSADING
Cru*sad"ing, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a crusade; as, a crusading spirit.
CRUSADO
Cru*sa"do (-s"d), n. Etym: [Pg. cruzado, fr. cruz, fr. L. crux. See
Crusade, 3.]
Defn: An old Portuguese coin, worth about seventy cents. [Written also cruade.] Shak.
CRUSE
Cruse (krs), n. Etym: [Akin to LG. kruus, kroos, mug, jug, jar, D.
kroes, G. krause, Icel. krus, Sw. krus, Dan. kruus. Cf. Crucible,
Cresset.]
1. A cup or dish. Take with thee . . . a cruse of honey. 1 Kings xiv. 3.
2. A bottle for holding water, oil, honey, etc. So David took . . . the cruse of water. 1 Sam. xxvi. 12.
CRUSET
Cru"set (kr"st), n. Etym: [Cf. F. creuset. See Cruse, Crucible.]
Defn: A goldsmith's crucible or melting pot.
CRUSH Crush (krsh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crushed (krsht); p. pr. & vb. n. Crushing.] Etym: [OE. cruschen, crousshen, Of. cruisir, croissir, fr. LL. cruscire, prob. of Ger. origin, from a derivative of the word seen in Goth. kruistan to gnash; akin to Sw. krysta to squeeze, Dan. kryste, Icel. kreysta.]