Crsus
(Cr"sus) n. [L., fr. G. Kroi^sos.] A king of Lydia who flourished in the 6th century b. c., and
was renowned for his vast wealth; hence, a common appellation for a very rich man; as, he is a veritable
Crsus.
Croft
(Croft) n. [AS. croft; akin to D. kroft hillock; cf. Gael. croit hump, croft.] A small, inclosed field,
adjoining a house; a small farm.
A few small crofts of stone-encumbered ground.
Wordsworth.
Crofter
(Croft"er) n. One who rents and tills a small farm or holding; as, the crofters of Scotland.
Crofting
(Croft"ing), n.
1. Croftland. [Scot.] Jamieson.
2. (Textile Manuf.) Exposing linen to the sun, on the grass, in the process of bleaching.
Croftland
(Croft"land) n. Land of superior quality, on which successive crops are raised. [Scot.] Jamieson.
Crois
(Crois) n. [OF.] See Cross, n. [Obs.]
Croisade
(Croi*sade" Croi*sa"do) (- s?"d?), n. [F. criosade. See Crusade.] A holy war; a crusade.
[Obs.] Bacon.
Croise
(Croise) n. [F. croisé crusader, fr. OF. crois, F. croix, cross. See Cross.]
1. A pilgrim bearing or wearing a cross. [Obs.]
2. A crusader. [Obs.]
The conquests of the croises extending over Palestine.
Burke.
Croissanté
(||Crois`san`té") a. [F. croissant, adj. & n., crescent.] (Her.) Terminated with crescents;
said of a cross the ends of which are so terminated.
Croker
(Cro"ker) n. kro`kos saffron.]> A cultivator of saffron; a dealer in saffron. [Obs.] Holinshed.
Croma
(||Cro"ma) n. [It.] (Mus.) A quaver. [Obs.]