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crise

crise 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 crise

pluralcrises

Questions about crise

What is crise the obsolete form of?
Crise is the obsolete form of kris.

Words near crise in the dictionary

  1. Criscis
  2. Crisco
  3. Criscos
  4. Criscuolo
  5. Criscuolos
  6. crise
  7. Crisell
  8. Crisells
  9. crises
  10. Crisfield
  11. crisic

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