Part 2626

<i>Beau. & FL.</i>

<h1>Crucigerous</h1> <Xpage=350>

<hw>Cru*cig"er*ous</hw> <tt>(kr?-s?j"?r-?s)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>crux</ets>, <ets>cricis</ets>, cross + <ets>-gerous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bearing the cross; marked with the figure of a cross.</def>

<i>Sir. T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Crud</h1> <Xpage=350>

<hw>Crud</hw> <tt>(kr?d)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Curd</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Cruddle</h1> <Xpage=350>

<hw>Crud"dle</hw> <tt>(-d'l)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To curdle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>See how thy blood <b>cruddles</b> at this. <i>Bea<?/ & FL.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Crude</h1> <Xpage=350>

<hw>Crude</hw> <tt>(kr?d)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>Compar.</tt> <er>Cruder</er> <tt>(-?r)</tt>; <tt>superl.</tt> <er>Crudest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>crudus</ets> raw; akin to <ets>cruor</ets> blood (which flows from a wound). See <er>Raw</er>, and cf. <er>Cruel</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>In its natural state; not cooked or prepared by fire or heat; undressed; not altered, refined, or prepared for use by any artificial process; raw; <as>as, <ex>crude</ex> flesh</as>.</def> "Common <i>crude</i> salt."

<i>Boyle.</i>

<blockquote>Molding to its will each successive deposit of the <b>crude</b> materials. <i>I. Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Unripe; not mature or perfect; immature.</def>

<blockquote>I come to pluck your berries harsh and <b>crude</b>. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Not reduced to order or form;unfinished; not arranged or prepared; ill-considered; immature.</def> "<i>Crude</i>projects."

<i>Macualay.</i>

<blockquote><b>Crude</b>, undigested masses of suggestion, furnishing rather raw materials for composition. <i>De Quincey.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The originals of Nature in their <b>crude</b> Conception. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Undigested; unconcocted; not brought into a form to give nourishment.</def> "<i>Crude</i> and inconcoct."

<i>Bacon.</i>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>Having, or displaying, superficial and undigested knowledge; without culture or profudity; <as>as, a <ex>crude</ex> reasoner</as>.</def>

<p><b>6.</b> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>Harsh and offensive, as a color; tawdry or in bad taste, as a combination of colors, or any design or work of art.</def>

<h1>Crudely</h1> <Xpage=350>

<hw>Crude"ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a crude, immature manner.</def>

<h1>Crudeness</h1> <Xpage=350>

<hw>Crude"ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A crude, undigested, or unprepared state; rawness; unripeness; immatureness; unfitness for a destined use or purpose; <as>as, the <ex>crudeness</ex> of iron ore; <ex>crudeness</ex> of theories or plans.</as></def>

<h1>Crudity</h1> <Xpage=350>