Part 2617

<h1>Crout</h1> <Xpage=349>

<hw>Crout</hw> <tt>(krout)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[G. <ets>kraut</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Sourkrout</er>.</def>

<h1>Crouton</h1> <Xpage=349>

<hw>Crou`ton"</hw> <tt>(kr??`t?n")</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>cro<?/ton</ets>, fr. <ets>cro<?/te</ets> a crust.]</ety> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>Bread cut in various forms, and fried lightly in butter or oil, to garnish hashes, etc.</def>

<h1>Crow</h1> <Xpage=349>

<hw>Crow</hw> <tt>(kr?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp.</tt> <er>Crew</er> <tt>(kr<?/)</tt> or <er>Crowed</er> <tt>(kr<?/d)</tt>; <tt>p. p.</tt> <er>Crowed</er> (<er>Crown</er> <tt>(kr?n)</tt>, <mark>Obs.</mark>); <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Crowing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>cr<?/wan</ets>; akin to D. <ets>kraijen</ets>, G. <ets>kr<?/hen</ets>, cf. Lith. <ets>groti</ets> to croak. &root;24. Cf. <er>Crake</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either in joy, gayety, or defiance.</def> "The cock had <i>crown</i>."

<i>Bayron.</i>

<blockquote>The morning cock <b>crew</b> loud. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.</def>

<blockquote>The sweetest little maid, That ever <b>crowed</b> for kisses. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>To crow over</col>, <cd>to exult over a vanquished antagonist.</cd></cs>

<blockquote>Sennacherib <b>crowing over</b> poor Jerusalem. <i>Bp. Hall.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Crow</h1> <Xpage=349>

<hw>Crow</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>cr<?/we</ets> a crow (in sense 1); akin to D. <ets>kraai</ets>, G. <ets>kr<?/e</ets>; cf. Icel. <ets>kr<?/ka</ets> crow. So named from its cry, from AS. <ets>cr<?/wan</ets> to crow. See <er>Crow</er>, <tt>v. i.</tt> ]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A bird, usually black, of the genus <spn>Corvus</spn>, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It has a harsh, croaking note. See <er>Caw</er>.</def>

<note>&hand; The common crow of Europe, or carrion crow, is <spn>C. corone</spn>. The common American crow is <spn>C. Americanus</spn>. See <cref>Carrion crow</cref>, and <i>Illustr</i>., under <er>Carrion</er>.</note>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.</def>

<blockquote>Get me an iron <b>crow</b>, and bring it straight Unto my cell. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>The cry of the cock. See <er>Crow</er>, <tt>v. i.</tt>, 1.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers.</def>

<cs><col>Carrion crow</col>. <cd>See under <er>Carrion</er>.</cd> -- <col>Crow blackbird</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an American bird (<spn>Quiscalus quiscula</spn>); -- called also <altname>purple grackle</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Crow pheasant</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an Indian cuckoo; the common coucal. It is believed by the natives to give omens. See <er>Coucal</er>.</cd> -- <col>Crow shrike</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any bird of the genera <spn>Gymnorhina</spn>, <spn>Craticus</spn>, or <spn>Strepera</spn>, mostly from Australia.</cd> -- <col>Red-legged crow</col>. <cd>See <er>Crough</er>.</cd> -- <col>As the crow flies</col>, <cd>in a direct line.</cd> -- <mcol><col>To pick a crow</col>, <col>To pluck a crow</col></mcol>, <cd>to state and adjust a difference or grievance (with any one).</cd></cs>

<h1>Crowbar</h1> <Xpage=349>

<hw>Crow"bar`</hw> <tt>(kr?"b?r)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A bar of iron sharpened at one end, and used as a lever.</def>

<h1>Crowberry</h1> <Xpage=349>

<hw>Crow`ber`ry</hw> <tt>(kr?"b?r`r?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A heathlike plant of the genus <spn>Empetrum</spn>, and its fruit, a black, scarcely edible berry; -- also called <altname>crakeberry</altname>.</def>

<h1>Crowd</h1> <Xpage=349>

<hw>Crowd</hw> <tt>(kroud)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Crowded</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Crowding</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>crouden</ets>, <ets>cruden</ets>, AS. <ets>cr<?/dan</ets>; cf. D. <ets>kruijen</ets> to push in a wheelbarrow.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To push, to press, to shove.</def>