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n pieces violently; to dash together with noise and violence. [R.] He shakt his head, and crasht his teeth for ire. Fairfax.

The noise of many things falling and breaking at once. There shall be . . . a great crashing from the hills. Zeph. i. 10.

The effect of burnishing; gloss; brightness; luster. Crashaw.

A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once. Nares.

others; to concur in action, effort, or effect. Whate'er coöperates to the common mirth. Crashaw.

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

und, goods to be sold, ets.; as, to cry goods, etc. Love is lost, and thus she cries him. Crashaw.

evous; malicious; snarling. [Obs.] Though his mind Be ne'er so curst, his tonque is kind. Crashaw.

Violent striking together of two bodies; collision; crash.

To strip; to divest; to undress. Heaven's King, who doffs himself our flesh to wear. Crashaw.

coration; ornament; beauty. The flourish of his sober youth Was the pride of naked truth. Crashaw.

A loud and sudden sound; the report of anything bursting; a crash. I. Watts.

Noise; clatter; crash. [R.] Southey.

Like a perfect blossom. "Full-bloomed lips." Crashaw.

The crash or concussion attending the breaking up of masses of ice, -- often due to contraction from extreme cold.

a creeping, winding, or flowing in. By a soft insinuation mix'd With earth's large mass. Crashaw.

To style. [Obs.] Crashaw.

owing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones. "Liquid melody." Crashaw.

Imitation; mimicry. [R.] Crashaw.

or understood. Lev. vii. 16. Till this stormy night is gone, And the eternal morrow dawn. Crashaw.