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v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Accrued p. pr. & vb. n. Accruing. ] [ See Accrue, n., and cf. Accresce, Accrete. ] 1. To increase; to augment. [ 1913 Webster ]

And though power failed, her courage did accrue. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To come to by way of increase; to arise or spring as a growth or result; to be added as increase, profit, or damage, especially as the produce of money lent. “Interest accrues to principal.” Abbott. [ 1913 Webster ]

The great and essential advantages accruing to society from the freedom of the press. Junius. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. accrû, OF. acreü, p. p. of accroitre, OF. acroistre to increase; L. ad + crescere to increase. Cf. Accretion, Crew. See Crescent. ] Something that accrues; advantage accruing. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Law) The act of accruing; accretion; as, title by accruer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The process of accruing, or that which has accrued; increase. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Ambulacra [ L., an alley or covered way. ] (Zool.) (a) One of the radical zones of echinoderms, along which run the principal nerves, blood vessels, and water tubes. These zones usually bear rows of locomotive suckers or tentacles, which protrude from regular pores. In star fishes they occupy the grooves along the under side of the rays. (b) One of the suckers on the feet of mites. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to push up or back; &unr_; + &unr_; to strike. ] (Pros.) A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; able to drive off, fr. &unr_; to drive off. ] (Med.) Astringent and repellent. -- n. An apocrustic medicine. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Nav.) A man-of-war carrying a large coal supply, and more or less protected from the enemy's shot by iron or steel armor. There is no distinct and accepted classification distinguishing armored and protected cruisers from each other, except that the first have more or heavier armor than the second. [ Archaic ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + crural. ] Having two legs. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. chlwro`s light green + E. cruorin. ] (Physiol.) A green substance, supposed to be the cause of the green color of the blood in some species of worms. Ray Lankester. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. crucial, fr. L. crux, crucis, cross, torture. See Cross. ] 1. Having the form of a cross; appertaining to a cross; cruciform; intersecting; as, crucial ligaments; a crucial incision. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Severe; trying or searching, as if bringing to the cross; decisive; as, a crucial test. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Cf. Sw. karussa, G. karausche, F. carousse, -assin, corassin, LL. coracinus, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; a sort of fish. ] (Zool.) A kind of European carp (Carasius vulgaris), inferior to the common carp; -- called also German carp. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The gibel or Prussian carp is now generally considered a variety of the crucian carp, or perhaps a hybrid between it and the common carp. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To torture; to torment. [ Obs. ] See Excruciate. Bale. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. cruciatus, p. p. of cruciare to crucify, torture, fr. crux, crucis, a cross. See Cross. ] 1. Tormented. [ Obs. ] Bale. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Having the leaves or petals arranged in the form of a cross; cruciform. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. cruciatio. ] The act of torturing; torture; torment. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. crucibulum a hanging lamp, an earthen pot for melting metals (cf. OF. croisel, creuseul, sort of lamp, crucible, F. creuset crucible), prob. of German origin; cf. OHG. krūsul, LG. krüsel, hanging lamp, kroos, kruus, mug, jug, jar, D. kroes cup, crucible, Dan. kruus, Sw. krus, E. cruse. It was confused with derivatives of L. crux cross (cf. Crosslet), and crucibles were said to have been marked with a cross, to prevent the devil from marring the chemical operation. See Cruse, and cf. Cresset. ] 1. A vessel or melting pot, composed of some very refractory substance, as clay, graphite, platinum, and used for melting and calcining substances which require a strong degree of heat, as metals, ores, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A hollow place at the bottom of a furnace, to receive the melted metal. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A test of the most decisive kind; a severe trial; as, the crucible of affliction. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hessian crucible (Chem.), a cheap, brittle, and fragile, but very refractory crucible, composed of the finest fire clay and sand, and commonly used for a single heating; -- named from the place of manufacture. [ 1913 Webster ]

. Cast steel made by fusing in crucibles crude or scrap steel, wrought iron, and other ingredients and fluxes. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ See Cruciferous. ] (Bot.) Any plant of the family Cruciferæ. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. a natural family of plants with four-petaled flowers; the mustard family.
Syn. -- family Cruciferae, Brassicaceae, family Brassicaceae, mustard family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. crux, crucis, cross + -ferous: cf. F. crucifère. ] 1. Bearing a cross. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants which have four petals arranged like the arms of a cross, as the mustard, radish, turnip, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who crucifies; one who subjects himself or another to a painful trial. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Crucifixes [ F. crucifix or LL. crucifixum, fr. L. crux, crucis, cross + figere, fixum, to fix. See Cross, and Fix, and cf. Crucify. ] 1. A representation in art of the figure of Christ upon the cross; esp., the sculptured figure affixed to a real cross of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, used by the Roman Catholics in their devotions. [ 1913 Webster ]

The cross, too, by degrees, become the crucifix. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

And kissing oft her crucifix,
Unto the block she drew. Warner. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The cross or religion of Christ. [ R. ] Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of nailing or fastening a person to a cross, for the purpose of putting him to death; the use of the cross as a method of capital punishment. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state of one who is nailed or fastened to a cross; death upon a cross. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Intense suffering or affliction; painful trial. [ 1913 Webster ]

Do ye prove
What crucifixions are in love? Herrick. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. crux, crucis, cress + -form: cf. F. cruciforme. ] Cross-shaped; (Bot.) having four parts arranged in the form of a cross. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Crucified p. pr. & vb. n. Crucifying. ] [ F. crucifier, fr. (assumed) LL. crucificare, for crucifigere, fr, L. crux, crucis, cross + figere to fix, the ending -figere being changed to -ficare, F. -fier (in compounds), as if fr. L. facere to do, make. See Cross, and Fix, and cf. Crucifix. ] 1. To fasten to a cross; to put to death by nailing the hands and feet to a cross or gibbet. [ 1913 Webster ]

They cried, saying, Crucify him, cricify him. Luke xxiii. 21. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To destroy the power or ruling influence of; to subdue completely; to mortify. [ 1913 Webster ]

They that are Christ's have crucified the flesh, with the affections and lusts. Gal. v. 24. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To vex or torment. Beau. & FL. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. crux, cricis, cross + -gerous. ] Bearing the cross; marked with the figure of a cross. Sir. T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Curd. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To curdle. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

See how thy blood cruddles at this. Bea&unr_; & FL. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Cruder superl. Crudest. ] [ L. crudus raw; akin to cruor blood (which flows from a wound). See Raw, and cf. Cruel. ] 1. 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, crude flesh. “Common crude salt.” Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Molding to its will each successive deposit of the crude materials. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Unripe; not mature or perfect; immature. [ 1913 Webster ]

I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Not reduced to order or form; unfinished; not arranged or prepared; ill-considered; immature. “Crude projects.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Crude, undigested masses of suggestion, furnishing rather raw materials for composition. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

The originals of Nature in their crude
Conception. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Undigested; unconcocted; not brought into a form to give nourishment. “Crude and inconcoct.” Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Having, or displaying, superficial and undigested knowledge; without culture or profundity; as, a crude reasoner. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Paint.) Harsh and offensive, as a color; tawdry or in bad taste, as a combination of colors, or any design or work of art. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a crude, immature manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A crude, undigested, or unprepared state; rawness; unripeness; immatureness; unfitness for a destined use or purpose; as, the crudeness of iron ore; crudeness of theories or plans. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Cookery) an appetizer consisting of raw vegetables cut into bite-sized strips and served with a dip. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Crudities [ L. cruditas, fr. crudus: cf. F. crudité. See Crude. ] 1. The condition of being crude; rawness. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is in a crude or undigested state; hence, superficial, undigested views, not reduced to order or form. “Crudities in the stomach.” Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. See Cruddle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Crud. ] Coagulated. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

His cruel wounds with crudy blood congealed. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Crude. ] Characterized by crudeness; raw. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The foolish and dull and crudy vapors. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Crewel. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. cruel, fr. L. crudelis, fr. crudus. See Crude. ] 1. Disposed to give pain to others; willing or pleased to hurt, torment, or afflict; destitute of sympathetic kindness and pity; savage; inhuman; hard-hearted; merciless. [ 1913 Webster ]

Behold a people cometh from the north country; . . . they are cruel and have no mercy. Jer. vi. 22, 23. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Causing, or fitted to cause, pain, grief, or misery. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cruel wars, wasting the earth. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath for it was cruel. Gen. xlix. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Attended with cruetly; painful; harsh. [ 1913 Webster ]

You have seen cruel proof of this man's strength. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. In a cruel manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Extremely; very. [ Colloq. ] Spectator. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.Cruelty. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ Corrupt. fr. F. écrouelles scrofula. ] Glandular scrofulous swellings in the neck. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Cruelties [ OF. cruelté, F. cruauté, fr. L. crudelitas, fr. crudelis. See Cruel. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The attribute or quality of being cruel; a disposition to give unnecessary pain or suffering to others; inhumanity; barbarity. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pierced through the heart with your stern cruelty. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A cruel and barbarous deed; inhuman treatment; the act of willfully causing unnecessary pain. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cruelties worthy of the dungeons of the Inquisition. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. cruentatus, p. p. of cruentare to make bloody, fr. cruentus bloody, fr. cruor. See Crude. ] Smeared with blood. [ Obs. ] Glanwill. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. cruentus. ] Bloody; cruentate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Anglo-French cruet, a dim. from OF. crue, cruie; of German or Celtic origin, and akin to E. crock an earthen vessel. ] 1. A bottle or vessel; esp., a vial or small glass bottle for holding vinegar, oil, pepper, or the like, for the table; a caster. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eccl.) A vessel used to hold wine, oil, or water for the service of the altar. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a frame for holding cruets; a caster; a stand for cruets together with the cruets containing various condiments. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. See Cruse, a small bottle. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Cruised p. pr. & vb. n. Cruising. ] [ D. kruisen to move crosswise or in a zigzag, to cruise, fr. kruis cross, fr. OF. crois, croiz, F. croix, or directly fr. OF. croisier, F. croiser, to cross, cruise, fr. crois a cross. See Cross. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To sail back and forth on the ocean; to sail, as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, for plunder, or for pleasure. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ A ship cruises in any particular sea or ocean; as, in the Baltic or in the Atlantic. She cruises off any cape; as, off the Lizard; off Ushant. She cruises on a coast; as, on the coast of Africa. A pirate cruises to seize vessels; a yacht cruises for the pleasure of the owner. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ships of war were sent to cruise near the isle of Bute. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

'Mid sands, and rocks, and storms to cruise for pleasure. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To wander hither and thither on land. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Forestry) To inspect forest land for the purpose of estimating the quantity of lumber it will yield. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

4. To travel primarily for pleasure, or without any fixed purpose, rather than with the main goal of reaching a particular destination. To cruise the streets of town, looking for an interesting party to crash. [ PJC ]