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cruisie

cruisie noun: an oil-burning lamp.

Noun

cruisie (plural cruisies)

  1. (Scotland, historical) An oil-burning lamp.
    • Besides the articles of plate which I have already noticed, the old man now lighted and placed on the table a silver lamp, or cruisie, as the Scottish term it […].1824, Walter Scott, Redgauntlet
    • The cruisie lamps gave a dim, yellowish light but he could make out a prominent, slightly hooked nose and large dark eyes set into an oval face.1991, Lawrence Norfolk, Lemprière's Dictionary, Grove Press, published 1999, page 277

Forms of cruisie

pluralcruisies
alternative formcrusie
alternative formcrusy

Origin of cruisie

Apparently an alteration of French creuset.

Questions about cruisie

What does cruisie mean?
Cruisie means an oil-burning lamp.
What part of speech is cruisie?
Cruisie is a noun.
What is the plural of cruisie?
The plural of cruisie is cruisies.

Words near cruisie in the dictionary

  1. cruiseships
  2. cruiseway
  3. cruiseways
  4. cruisewear
  5. cruisey
  6. cruisie
  7. cruisier
  8. cruisies
  9. cruisiest
  10. cruisin'
  11. cruisin' for a bruisin'

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