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y species or rail of the genera Crex and Porzana; -- so called from its singular cry. See Corncrake.

A game in which one person gives a word, to which another finds a rhyme. I saw in one corner . . . a cluster of men and women,diverting themselves with a game at crambo. I heard several double rhymes . . . which raised a great deal of mirth. Addison.

A piece of wood having a curve corresponding to that of the upper part of the instep, on which the upper leather of a boot is stretched to give it the requisite shape.

An ulcer on the coronet of a horse. Bailey.

Having the form of a shallow bowl; -- said of a corolla.

A layer of tiles forming a corona for a wall.

ises given; mercantile reputation entitling one to be trusted; -- applied to individuals, corporations, communities, or nations; as, to buy goods on credit. Credit is nothing but the expectation of money, within some limited time. Locke.

One who gives credit in business matters; hence, one to whom money is due; -- correlative to debtor. Creditors have better memories than debtors. Franklin.

re, either directly or in an oven or retort; to incremate or incinerate; as, to cremate a corpse, instead of burying it.

A furnace for cremating corpses; a building containing such a furnace.

Having a crevice or crevices; as, a creviced structure for storing ears of corn. Trickling through the creviced rock. J. Cunningham.

A box or bin, or similar wooden structure, for storing grain, salt, etc.; as, a crib for corn or oats.

An iron or pope thimble or grommet worked into or attached to the edges and corners of a sail; -- usually in the plural. The cringles are used for making fast the bowline bridles, earings, etc.

hed rule or test, by which facts, principles opinions, and conduct are tried in forming a correct judgment respecting them. Of the diseases of the mind there is no criterion. Donne. Inferences founded on such enduring criteria. Sir G. C. Lewis.

A genus of iridaceous plants, with pretty blossoms rising separately from the bulb or corm. C. vernus is one of the earliest of spring-blooming flowers; C. sativus produces the saffron, and blossoms in the autumn.

A certain reed stop in the organ, of a quality of tone resembling that of the oboe. [Corruptly written cromona.]

The coronet of a horse.

t is planted in the earth; fruit; harvest. Lab'ring the soil, and reaping plenteous crop, Corn, wine, and oil. Milton.

A return in one of the corners of the architrave of a door or window; -- called also ancon, ear, elbow.

One of the ribs in a groined arch, springing from the corners in a diagonal direction.