Part 2549

<h1>Crassitude</h1> <Xpage=340>

<hw>Cras"si*tude</hw> <tt>(-t?d)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>crassitudo</ets>.]</ety> <def>Crossness; coarseness; thickness; density.</def>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Crassness</h1> <Xpage=340>

<hw>Crass"ness</hw> <tt>(kr?s"n?s)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Grossness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Glanvill.</i>

<h1>Crastination</h1> <Xpage=340>

<hw>Cras`ti*na"tion</hw> <tt>(kr?s`t?-n?"sh?n)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>crastinus</ets> of to-morrow, from <ets>cras</ets> to-morrow.]</ety> <def>Procrastination; a putting off till to-morrow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Crat\'91gus</h1> <Xpage=340>

<hw>Cra*t\'91"gus</hw> <tt>(kr?-t?"g?s)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of small, hardy trees, including the hawthorn, much used for ornamental purposes.</def>

<h1>Cratch</h1> <Xpage=340>

<hw>Cratch</hw> <tt>(kr?ch; 224)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>crache</ets>, <ets>creche</ets>, F. <ets>cr<?/che</ets> crib, manger, fr. OHG. <ets>krippa</ets>, <ets>krippea</ets>,G. <ets>krippe</ets> crib. See <er>Crib</er>.]</ety> <def>A manger or open frame for hay; a crib; a rack.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Begin from first where He encradled was, In simple <b>cratch</b>, wrapt in a wad of hay. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Cratch cradle</col>, <cd>a representation of the figure of the cratch, made upon the fingers with a string; cat's cradle; -- called also <altname>scratch cradle</altname>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Crate</h1> <Xpage=340>

<hw>Crate</hw> <tt>(kr?t)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cratis</ets> hurdle; perh. akin to E. <ets>cradle</ets>. See <er>Hurdle</er>, and cf. <er>Crate</er> a framework.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A large basket or hamper of wickerwork, used for the transportation of china, crockery, and similar wares.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A box or case whose sides are of wooden slats with interspaces, -- used especially for transporting fruit.</def>

<h1>Crate</h1> <Xpage=340>

<hw>Crate</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Crated</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Crating</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To pack in a crate or case for transportation; <as>as, to <ex>crate</ex> a sewing machine; to <ex>crate</ex> peaches.</as></def>

<h1>Crater</h1> <Xpage=340>

<hw>Cra"ter</hw> <tt>(kr?t?r)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>crater</ets>, <ets>cratera</ets>, a mixing vessel, the mouth of a volcano, Gr. <?/<?/<?/, fr. <?/<?/<?/ to mix; cf. Skr. <?/<?/ to mix, <?/<ets>ir</ets> to cook, <?/r<?/ to cook. Cf. <er>Crail</er>, in Holy <ets>Grail</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The basinlike opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a gevser, about which a cone of silica is often built up.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>The pit left by the explosion of a mine.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A constellation of the southen hemisphere; -- called also the <altname>Cup</altname>.</def>

<h1>Crateriform</h1> <Xpage=340>

<hw>Cra*ter"i*form</hw> <tt>(kr?-t?r"?-f?rm)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cratera</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the form of a shallow bowl; -- said of a corolla.</def>

<h1>CRaterous</h1> <Xpage=340>

<hw>CRa"ter*ous</hw> <tt>(kr?"t?r-?s)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, a crater.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>R. Browning.</i>