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criss

criss is the alternative 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 criss

pluralcrisses

Questions about criss

What is criss the alternative form of?
Criss is the alternative form of kris.

Words near criss in the dictionary

  1. crispy
  2. crispy critter
  3. crispy critters
  4. crispy seaweed
  5. crispy water
  6. criss
  7. criss-cross
  8. criss-cross applesauce
  9. criss-cross letter
  10. criss-cross writing
  11. criss-crossed

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Adapted from Wiktionary: criss (page history and authors); kris (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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