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<hw>Cro"cus</hw> <tt>(kr?"k?s)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., saffron, fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/; cf. Heb. <ets>kark<?/m</ets>, Ar. <ets>kurkum</ets>, Skr. <ets>ku<?/kuma</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of iridaceous plants, with pretty blossoms rising separately from the bulb or corm. <spn>C. vernus</spn> is one of the earliest of spring-blooming flowers; <spn>C. sativus</spn> produces the saffron, and blossoms in the autumn.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A deep yellow powder; the oxide of some metal calcined to a red or deep yellow color; esp., the oxide of iron (<i>Crocus of Mars</i> or <i>colcothar</i>) thus produced from salts of irron, and used as a polishing powder.</def>

<cs><col>Crocus of Venus</col> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>, <cd>oxide of copper.</cd></cs>

<h1>Cr\'d2sus</h1> <Xpage=347>

<hw>Cr\'d2"sus</hw> <tt>(kr?"s?s)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. G. <?/<?/<?/<?/.]</ety> <def>A king of Lydia who flourished in the 6th century <sc>b. c.</sc>, and was renowned for his vast wealth; hence, a common appellation for a very rich man; <as>as, he is veritable <ex>Cr\'d2sus</ex></as>.</def>

<h1>Croft</h1> <Xpage=347>

<hw>Croft</hw> <tt>(kr?ft; 115)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>croft</ets>; akin to D. <ets>kroft</ets> hillock; cf. Gael. <ets>croit</ets> hump, croft.]</ety> <def>A small, inclosed field, adjoining a house; a small farm.</def>

<blockquote>A few small <b>crofts</b> of stone-encumbered ground. <i>Wordsworth.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Crofter</h1> <Xpage=347>

<hw>Croft"er</hw> <tt>(-?r)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who rents and tills a small farm or helding; <as>as, the <ex>crofters</ex> of Scotland</as>.</def>

<h1>Crefting</h1> <Xpage=347>

<hw>Creft"ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Croftland.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<i>Jamieson.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Textile Manuf.)</fld> <def>Exposing linen to the sun, on the grass, in the process of bleaching.</def>

<h1>Croftland</h1> <Xpage=347>

<hw>Croft"land</hw> <tt>(-l?nd)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Land of superior quality, on which successive crops are raised.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<i>Jamieson.</i>

<h1>Crois</h1> <Xpage=347>

<hw>Crois</hw> <tt>(krois)</tt>. <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF.]</ety> <def>See <er>Cross</er>, <tt>n.</tt></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Croisade kroi-sd, Croisado</h1> <Xpage=347>

<hw><hw>Croi*sade"</hw> <tt>(kroi-s?d")</tt>, <hw>Croi*sa"do</hw> <tt>(-s?"d?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>criosade</ets>. See <er>Crusade</er>.]</ety> <def>A holy war; a crusade.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Croise</h1> <Xpage=347>

<hw>Croise</hw> <tt>(krois)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>crois<?/</ets> crusader, fr. OF. <ets>crois</ets>, F. <ets>croix</ets>, cross. See <er>Cross</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A pilgrim bearing or wearing a cross.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A crusader.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>The conquesta of the <b>croises</b> extending over Palestine. <i>Burke.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Croissante</h1> <Xpage=347>

<hw>Crois`san`te"</hw> <tt>(krw?`s?n`t?")</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>croissant</ets>, adj. & <ets>n.</ets>, crescent.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Terminated with crescent; -- said of a cross the ends of which are so terminated.</def>