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krees

krees is the archaic 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 krees

pluralkreeses

Questions about krees

What is krees the archaic form of?
Krees is the archaic form of kris.

Words near krees in the dictionary

  1. Kreeger
  2. Kreegers
  3. kreel
  4. kreels
  5. KREEP
  6. krees
  7. kreese
  8. kreesed
  9. kreeses
  10. kreesing
  11. Krefeld

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