Part 2629

<h1>Cruise</h1> <Xpage=351>

<hw>Cruise</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A voyage made in various directions, as of an armed vessel, for the protection of other vessels, or in search of an enemy; a sailing to and fro, as for exploration or for pleasure.</def>

<blockquote>He feigned a compliance with some of his men, who were bent upon going a <b>cruise</b> to Manilla. <i>Dampier.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Cruiser</h1> <Xpage=351>

<hw>Cruis"er</hw> <tt>(kr?"z?r)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who, or a vessel that, cruises; -- usually an armed vessel.</def>

<h1>Cruive</h1> <Xpage=351>

<hw>Cruive</hw> <tt>(kr?v)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A kind of weir or dam for trapping salmon; also, a hovel.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<h1>Crull</h1> <Xpage=351>

<hw>Crull</hw> <tt>(kr?l)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See<er>Curl</er>.]</ety> <def>Curly; curled.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Cruller</h1> <Xpage=351>

<hw>Crul"ler</hw> <tt>(kr?l"l?r)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Curl</er>.]</ety> <def>A kind of sweet cake cut in strips and curled or twisted, and fried crisp in boiling fat.</def> <altsp>[Also written <asp>kruller</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Crumb</h1> <Xpage=351>

<hw>Crumb</hw> <tt>(kr?m)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>cruma</ets>, akin to D. <ets>kruim</ets>, G. <ets>krume</ets>; cf. G. <ets>krauen</ets> to scratch, claw.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>crum</asp>.]</altsp> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A small fragment or piece; especially, a small piece of bread or other food, broken or cut off.</def>

<blockquote>Desiring to be fed with the <b>crumbs</b> which fell from the rich man's table. <i>Luke xvi. 21.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Fig.: A little; a bit; <as>as, a <ex>crumb</ex> of comfort</as>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>The soft part of bread.</def>

<blockquote>Dust unto dust, what must be, must; If you can't get <b>crumb</b>, you'd best eat crust. <i>Old Song.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Crumb brush</col>, <cd>a brush for sweeping crumbs from a table.</cd> -- <col>To a crum</col>, <cd>with great exactness; completely.</cd></cs>

<h1>Crumb</h1> <Xpage=351>

<hw>Crumb</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Crumbed</er> <tt>(kr?md)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb.n.</tt> <er>Crumbing</er> <tt>(kr?m"?ng)</tt>.]</wordforms> <def>To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; <as>as, to <ex>crumb</ex> bread</as>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>crum</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Crumbcloth</h1> <Xpage=351>

<hw>Crumb"cloth`</hw> <tt>(-kl<?/th`; 115)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A cloth to be laid under a dining table to receive falling fragments, and keep the carpet or floor clean.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>crumcloth</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Crumble</h1> <Xpage=351>

<hw>Crum"ble</hw> <tt>(kr?m"b'l)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Crumbled</er> <tt>(-b'ld)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Crumbling</er> <tt>(-bl?ng)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Dim. of <ets>crumb</ets>, v. t., akin to D. <ets>krimelen</ets> G. <ets>kr<?/meln</ets>.]</ety> <def>To break into small pieces; to cause to fall in pieces.</def>

<blockquote>He with his bare wand can unthread thy joints, And <b>crumble</b> all thy sinews. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Crumble</h1> <Xpage=351>

<hw>Crum"ble</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To fall into small pieces; to break or part into small fragments; hence, to fall to decay or ruin; to become disintegrated; to perish.</def>

<blockquote>If the stone is brittle, it will <b>crumble</b> and pass into the form of gravel. <i>Arbuthnot.</i></blockquote>