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Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; as, the text of the manuscript is corrupt.

A description of the world or of the universe; or the science which teaches the constitution of the whole system of worlds, or the figure, disposition, and relation of all its parts.

The theory or description of the universe, as a system displaying order and harmony. Humboldt.

Shak. The half-hidden, hallf-revealed wonders, that yet couch beneath the words of the Scripture. I. Taylor.

A piece of music in triple time; also, a lively dance; a coranto.

A strip of prairie extending into woodland; also, a recess in the side of a mountain. [U.S.]

The promises of God as revealed in the Scriptures, conditioned on certain terms on the part of man, as obedience, repentance, faith, etc. I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. Gen. xvi…

A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps.

or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns, etc., as up an inclined plane, or across a strip of land, or in launching a ship.

straint; a shakle; a hindrance. A narrow fortune is a cramp to a great mind. L'Estrange. Crippling his pleasures with the cramp of fear. Cowper.

er sources than personal knowledge; belief; credit; confidence. To give credence to the Scripture miracles. Trench. An assertion which might easily find credence. Macualay.

One who is lame; a cripple. [Obs.] Thou knowest how lame a creeple this world is. Donne.

Curled with the ripple of the water. [Poetic] You numphs called Naiads, of the winding brooks . . . Leave jour crisp channels. Shak.

e Reason." I should as soon expect to see a critique on the poesy of a ring as on the inscription of a medal. Addison.

he winter crookneck belongs to a distinct species (C. moschata) and is smooth and often striped. [U. S.]

Unripe; not mature or perfect; immature. I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude. Milton.

A crude, undigested, or unprepared state; rawness; unripeness; immatureness; unfitness for a destined use or purpose; as, the crudeness of iron ore; crudeness of theories or plans.

A kind of sweet cake cut in strips and curled or twisted, and fried crisp in boiling fat. [Also written kruller.]

An incrustation on the interior of wine bottles, the result of the ripening of the wine; a deposit of tartar, etc. See Beeswing.

native in Java and Borneo, but now cultivated in various tropical countries. The dried unripe fruit is much used in medicine as a stimulant and purgative.