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2 words match “CRISSAL”

CRISSAL a. 2 definitions
Pertaining to the crissum; as, crissal feathers.
VENT n.
ake vent, to escape; to be made public. [R.] -- Vent feather (Zoöl.), one of the anal, or crissal, feathers of a bird. -- Vent field (Gun.), a flat raised surface around a vent. -- Vent piece. (Gun.) (a) A bush. See 4th Bush, n, 2. (b) A breech block.