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cruses

cruses is the plural of cruse.

Meaning of cruse

Noun

cruse (plural cruses)

  1. (archaic) A small jar used to hold liquid, such as oil or water.
    • With a thought I tooke for Maudline
      & a cruse of cockle pottage.
      with a thing thus tall, skie blesse you all:
      I befell into this dotage.c. 1620, anonymous, “Tom o’ Bedlam’s Song” in Giles Earle his Booke (British Museum, Additional MSS. 24, 665)
  2. (uncommon) An oil lamp; a crusy.

See all 4 meanings of cruse

Proper noun capitalized: Cruses

Cruses

  1. (plural) plural of Crus

Phrases with cruses

Questions about cruses

What is cruses the plural of?
Cruses is the plural of cruse.
What part of speech is cruses?
Cruses is a proper noun.

Words near cruses in the dictionary

  1. crusadoes
  2. crusados
  3. Crusan
  4. Crusans
  5. cruse
  6. cruses
  7. cruset
  8. crusets
  9. crush
  10. crush barrier
  11. crush barriers

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