Part 2534

<hw>Crac"kle</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The noise of slight and frequent cracks or reports; a crackling.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>crackle</b> of fireworks. <i>Carlyle.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A kind of crackling sound or r&acir;le, heard in some abnormal states of the lungs; <as>as, dry <ex>crackle</ex>; moist <ex>crackle</ex>.</as></def>

<i>Quain.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>A condition produced in certain porcelain, fine earthenware, or glass, in which the glaze or enamel appears to be cracked in all directions, making a sort of reticulated surface; <as>as, Chinese <ex>crackle</ex>; Bohemian <ex>crackle</ex>.</as></def>

<h1>Crackled</h1> <Xpage=338>

<hw>Crac"kled</hw> <tt>(-k'ld)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>Covered with minute cracks in the glaze; -- said of some kinds of porcelain and fine earthenware.</def>

<h1>Crackleware</h1> <Xpage=338>

<hw>Crac"kle*ware`</hw> <tt>(-w?r`)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Crackle</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, 3.</def>

<h1>Crackling</h1> <Xpage=338>

<hw>Crac"kling</hw> <tt>(kr?k"kl?ng)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.</def>

<blockquote>As the <b>crackling</b> of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. <i>Eccl. vii. 6.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The well-browned, crisp rind of roasted pork.</def>

<blockquote>For the first time in his life he tested <b>crackling</b>. <i>Lamb.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.</def>

<h1>Cracknel</h1> <Xpage=338>

<hw>Crack"nel</hw> <tt>(kr?k"n?l)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>craquelin</ets>, fr. D. <ets>krakeling</ets>, fr. <ets>krakken</ets> to crack. See <er>Crack</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <def>A hard brittle cake or biscuit.</def>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Cracksman</h1> <Xpage=338>

<hw>Cracks"man</hw> <tt>(kr?ks"m<it>a</it>n)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>, <plu>pl. <plw>Cracksmen</plw> <tt>(-m<i>e</i>n)</tt>.</plu> <def>A burglar.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark>

<h1>Cracovian</h1> <Xpage=338>

<hw>Cra*co"vi*an</hw> <tt>(kr?-k?"v?-<it>a</it>n)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to Cracow in Poland.</def>

<h1>Cracovienne</h1> <Xpage=338>

<hw>Cra*co`vi*enne"</hw> <tt>(kr?-k?`v?-?n")</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>Cracow</ets>, the city.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A lively Polish dance, in 2-4 time.</def>

<h1>Cracowes</h1> <Xpage=338>

<hw>Cra"cowes</hw> <tt>(kr?"k?z)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <def>Long-toed boots or shoes formerly worn in many parts of Europe; -- so called from <ets>Cracow</ets>, in Poland, where they were first worn in the fourteenth century.</def>

<i>Fairholt.</i>

<h1>Cradle</h1> <Xpage=338>