creese

Noun
Synonyms: kriscrease

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a Malayan dagger with a wavy bladeSynonyms: kriscrease
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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]

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