CR[:E]ATURE, _s._ creature, R. 1475; 3. 625; C 12, G 49. CREAUNCE, _s._ credence, belief, creed, 1. 61; B 915; Creance, object of faith, B 340. O.F. _creance_. CREAUNCE, _v._ borrow on credit, B 1479; Creaunceth, _pr. s._ borrows, B 1493; Creaunced, _pp._ B 1556. See above. CREDE, _s._ creed, belief, G 1047. CRED['E]NCE, _s._ belief, credence, L. 20, 31, 97. CREEP, _pt. s. of_ Crepe. CREKES, _pl._ crooked devices, wiles, A 4051. See _Creek_, _s._ (1), s. 7, in the New E. Dict. CRENKLED, _pp._ full of turnings, L. 2012 _n_. See CRINKLED. CREPE, _v._ creep, 3. 144; HF. 2086; B 3627; Crepeth, _pr. s._ D 1994, E 1134; Creep, _pt. s._ crept, 3. 391; A 4226; Crepten, _pt. pl._ D 1698; Cropen, _pp._ crept, T. iii. 1011; A 4259, F 1614. CREPUL, _s._ cripple, T. iv. 1459. CREPUSCULIS, _s. pl._ twilights, durations of twilight, A. ii. 6. _rub._; A. ii. 9. 1. CREVACE, _s._ crevice, crack, HF. 2086; I 363. CREW, _pt. s. of_ Crowe. CRINKLED, _pp._ full of turns or cranks, L. 2012. See note. CRIPS, _adj._ crisp, curly, HF. 1386; Crisp, R. 824; D 304; Crispe, _def._ curly, A 2165. CRIST['A]L, _s._ crystal, R. 1579; Cr['i]stal, R. 1600; 12. 3. CRISTAL, _adj._ crystal, R. 1568, 1576; C 347. CRISTEN, _adj._ Christian, B 222, 1679. CRISTENDOM, _s._ the Christian religion, B 351; Christianity, G 447, I 875. CRISTENLY, _adv._ in a Christian manner, B 1122. CRISTIANITEE, _s._ company of Christians, B 544. CRISTNED, _pp._ baptized, B 226, 355; _pt. s._ G 352. CROCE, _s._ staff, stick, D 484. See _Crose_, s. 2, in the New E. Dict. CROIS, _s._ cross, 1. 60. See CROS, CROYS. CROKED, _adj._ crooked, R. 926, 987; C 761, I 624; crooked (things), 13. 8; Crooked, 1. 70; Crokede, _pl._ A. i. 19. 1; 'tortuous,' A. ii. 28. 20. CROKEDLY, _adv._ crookedly, 7. 171. CROKES, _pl._ crooks, hooks, L. 640. CROKKE, _s._ earthenware pot, 13. 12. CROMMES, _s. pl._ crumbs, G 60. A.S. _crume_, a crumb. CRONE, _s._ crone, hag, B 432. CRONICLE, _s._ chronicle, B 4398 _n_. CRONIQUE, _s._ chronicle, B 4398. CROOKED, _adj._ 1. 70. See CROKED. CROOS-LYNE, _s._ cross-line, the line from right to left through the centre, in Fig. 1; A. i. 12. 5; Cros-lyne, A. i. 12. 1. CROP, _s._ top, sprout, new twig, T. ii. 348, v. 25; B 3. m 2. 23; _crop and rote_, top and root, everything, T. v. 1245; Croppe, _dat._ top, A 1532; Croppes, _pl._ tree-tops, ends of branches, R. 1396; new shoots, A 7; tops, 3. 424. CROPEN, _pp. of_ Crepe. CROPER (kruper), _s._ crupper, G 566; Crouperes, _pl._ I 433. CROS, _s._ cross, 1. 82; T. v. 1843; Crois, 1. 60. See CROYS. CROSLET, _s._ crucible, G 1147; Crosselet, G 1117; Croslets, _pl._ G 793. CROUCHE, _1 pr. s._ mark with the cross (to defend from elves), A 3479; Crouched, _pt. s._ marked with the cross, E 1707. CROUDE, _v._ push, HF. 2095; B 801; _pr. s. 2 p._ Crowdest, dost press, dost push, B 296 (see note to l. 299). CROUKE, _s._ pitcher, jug, A 4158. A.S. _cr[=u]ce._ See CROKKE.