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creeze

creeze is the obsolete form of kris.

Meaning of kris

Noun

kris (plural krises or krisses)

  1. A traditional Indonesian, Malaysian, or Filipino sword or dagger having a tapering, usually serpentine blade.
    • Anne Talbot looked demurely ravishing, as was her intention, in a very low-cut evening frock of bottle-green, choker of Kelantan silver, earrings in the shape of krises.1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 292

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Forms of creeze

pluralcreezes

Questions about creeze

What is creeze the obsolete form of?
Creeze is the obsolete form of kris.

Words near creeze in the dictionary

  1. Creeveys
  2. creevles
  3. Creevy
  4. Creevys
  5. Creewah
  6. creeze
  7. creezes
  8. crefish
  9. Cregan
  10. Cregans
  11. Cregar

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