creese
NounWordNet 3.0
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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]