The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Kris \Kris\, n.
   A Malay dagger. See Creese.
   [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Creese \Creese\ (kr[=e]s), n. [Malay. kris.]
   A dagger or short sword used by the Malays, commonly having a
   serpentine blade. [Written also crease and kris.]
   [1913 Webster]

         From a Malayan creese to a sailor's jackknife. --Julian
                                                  Hawthorne.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

kris
    n 1: a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade [syn: kris, creese,
         crease]