Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CRU'ET, n. [Qu. Fr. creux, hollow, or cruchette, from cruche. See Cruse.]

A vial or small glass bottle, for holding vinegar, oil, &c.

CRUISE, n.

See CRUSE.

CRUISE, n.

A voyage made in crossing courses; a sailing to and fro in search of an enemy's ships, or by a pirate in search of plunder.

CRUISE, v.i. [s as z. D. kruissen, from kruis, a cross; G. kreuzen; Dan. krydser; Fr. croiser. See Cross.]

To sail back and forth, or to rove on the ocean in search of an enemy's ships for capture, or for protecting commerce; or to rove for plunder as a pirate. The admiral cruised between the Bahama Isles and Cuba. We cruised off Cape Finisterre. A pirate was cruising in the gulf of Mexico.

CRUIS'ER, n.

A person or a ship that cruises; usually an armed ship that sails to and fro for capturing an enemy's ships, for protecting the commerce of the country, or for plunder.

CRUIS'ING, ppr.

Sailing for the capture of an enemy's ships, or for protecting commerce, or for plunder as a pirate.

CRUM, n. [Sax. cruma; D. kruim; G. krume; Heb. Ch. ערם to gnaw, or break. Class Rm, No. 14, 16, 19, 25, 26.]

A small fragment or piece; usually, a small piece of bread or other food, broken or cut off; the soft part of bread. Lazarus, desiring to be fed with the crums which fell from the rich man's table. Luke xvi.

CRUM, v.t.

To break into small pieces with the fingers; as, to crum bread into milk.

CRUM'A-BLE, a.

That may be broken into small pieces by the fingers.

CRUM'BLE, v.i.

1. To fall into small pieces; to break or part into small fragments. If a stone is brittle, it will crumble into gravel. – Arbuthnot.
2. To fall to decay; to perish; as, our flesh will crumble into dust.

CRUM'BLE, v.t. [D. kruimelen; G. krümeln.]

To break into small pieces; to divide into minute parts.

CRUM'BLED, pp.

Broken or parted into small pieces.

CRUM'BLING, ppr.

Breaking into small fragments; falling into small pieces; decaying.

CRUM'-CLOTH, n.

A cloth to be laid under a table to receive falling fragments, and keep the carpet or floor clean.

CRU'ME-NAL, n. [L. crumena.]

A purse. [Not used.] – Spenser.

CRUM'MY, a.

Full of crums; soft.

CRUMP, a. [Sax. crump; D. krom; G. krumm; Dan. krum; W. crom, crwm, crooked; Ir. crom, whence cromaim, to bend, croman, the hip-bone, the rump. Crump, rump, rumple, crumple, crimple, are doubtless of one family.]

Crooked; as, crump-shouldered.

CRUMP'ET, n.

A soft cake.

CRUMP'LE, v.i. [from crump. See Rumple, the same word without a prefix.]

To draw or press into wrinkles or folds; to rumple. – Addison.

CRUMP'LE, v.i.

To contract; to shrink. – Smith.

CRUMP'LED, pp.

Drawn or pressed into wrinkles.

CRUMP'LING, n.

A small degenerate apple. – Johnson.

CRUMP'LING, ppr.

Drawing or pressing into wrinkles.

CRUNK, or CRUN'KLE, v.i.

To cry like a crane. [Not used.]

CRU'OR, n. [L.]

Gore; coagulated blood. – Greenhill.