Definition of Cruse

1. Noun. Small jar; holds liquid (oil or water).

Generic synonyms: Jar

Definition of Cruse

1. n. A cup or dish.

Definition of Cruse

1. Noun. A small jar used to hold liquid, such as oil or water. ¹

2. Noun. (heraldry) An oil lamp or similar emblem. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cruse

1. a small bottle [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cruse

crus posterius capsulae internae
crus posterius stapedis
crus sinistrum diaphragmatis
crus sinistrum fasciculi atrioventricularis
crusade
crusaded
crusader
crusaderlike
crusaders
crusades
crusading
crusadingly
crusado
crusadoes
crusados
cruse (current term)
cruses
cruset
crusets
crush
crush-worthy
crush hat
crush kidney
crush out
crush party
crush pen
crush pens
crush room
crush rooms
crush syndrome

Literary usage of Cruse

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Select Pleas in the Court of Admiralty by Great Britain High Court of Admiralty, Reginald Godfrey Marsden (1897)
"GOODS OF cruse. AD 1552 File 21, No. 111. Article upon first decree. ... of damages for non-performance of a charter-party entered into by cruse. ..."

2. The Publications of the Selden Society by Selden Society (1897)
"Goods of cruse, in the hands of ... decreed to the plaintiff in satisfaction of damages for non-performance of a charter-party entered into by cruse. ..."

3. Southland Writers: Biographical and Critical Sketches of the Living Female by Mary T.]. [Tardy, Ida Raymond (1870)
"MISS cruse is a native of Huntsville, Alabama, one of the most beautiful and ... The cruse family are from Maryland, and one that would take position ..."

4. The American Monthly Magazine (1833)
"C, F, cruse, AM Assistant Professor in the University of Pennsylvania, published by the Ren. R. Davis anil brother, Philadelphia.— We regret extremely that ..."

5. The British Herald Or, Cabinet of Armorial Bearings of the Nobility & Gentry ...by Thomas Robson by Thomas Robson (1830)
"cruse, or CREWSE, [cruse-Morchard, Devons.] az. a bend per bend indented, ... cruse, [Devons.] az. a bend indented point in point, or and gu. betw. six ..."

6. The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments (1903)
"12 So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's ~ bol- ster ; and they ... And now see where the king's spear i>, and the cruse of water that ..."

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