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se made from curd from which the cream has not been taken off, or to which cream has been added. -- Cream gauge, an instrument to test milk, being usually a graduated glass tube in which the milk is placed for the cream to rise. -- Cream nut, the Brazil nut. -- Cream of lime. (a) A scum of calcium carbonate which fo…

y not shown undoubted credentials from the Divine Person who sent them on such a message. Addison.

That which tends to procure, or add to, reputation or esteem; an honor. I published, because I was told I might please such as it was a credit to please. Pope.

owly; in the manner of a reptile; insidiously; cunningly. How slily and creepingly did he address himself to our first parents. South.

embankment. Crest tile, a tile made to cover the ridge of a roof, fitting upon it like a saddle. -- Interior crest (Fort.), the highest line of the parapet.

Foppish and fantastic ornaments are only indications of vice, not criminal in themselves. Addison.

on or upon. Several of these ladies, indeed, criticised upon the form of the association. Addison.

as soon expect to see a critique on the poesy of a ring as on the inscription of a medal. Addison.

rt or buttocks of certain quadrupeds, especially of a horse; hence, the place behind the saddle. So light to the croup the fair lady he swung, So light to the saddle before her he sprung. Sir W. Scott.

her or collect in numbers; to swarm; to throng. The whole company crowded about the fire. Addison. Images came crowding on his mind faster than he could put them into words. Macaulay.

A royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors, kings, princes, etc.

hey crumpled it into all shapes, and diligently scanned every wrinkle that could be made. Addison.

A leather loop, passing under a horse's tail, and buckled to the saddle to keep it from slipping forwards.

or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin. The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds. Addison.

a crust of snow. I have known the statute of an emperor quite hid under a crust of dross. Addison. Below this icy crust of conformity, the waters of infidelity lay dark and deep as ever. Prescott.

A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider.

enterata, commonly ellipsoidal in shape, swimming by means of eight longitudinal rows of paddles. The separate paddles somewhat resemble combs.

The state of a cuckold; cuckolds, collectively. Addison.

have learned that . . . I am not the first cully whom she has passed upon for a countess. Addison.

; to impart culture to; to civilize; to refine. To cultivate the wild, licentious savage. Addison. The mind of man hath need to be prepared for piety and virtue; it must be cultivated to the end. Tillotson.