Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To kill by stabbing with a creese (which see).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A dagger or short sword used by the Malays, commonly having a serpentine blade.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Archaic form of
kris .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
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Examples
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"running amuck," so frequent in all other Malay countries, has never taken place, and with a population of 30,000 Malays, all of whom carry their "creese" and revenge an insult by a stab, murders do not occur more than once in five or six years.
Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 James Marchant
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Two brace of pistols, a Malay creese, and a tulwar, sharp on both sides, and very nearly six feet in length, completed this elegant costume.
Burlesques 2006
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A campilan (two-handled knife, double-edged), and a pearl-handled creese (dagger) were thrust into the sash.
The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old Florence Partello Stuart
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He carried with him the creese which Brandon had given him.
Cord and Creese James De Mille
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Taking a long breath, he grabbed his creese and dived.
The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old Florence Partello Stuart
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"If the creese falls without sticking into the ground, I shall choose my route first."
The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old Florence Partello Stuart
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"This shall be mine," said he, and he threw the cord around his own neck, and put the creese under his waistcoat.
Cord and Creese James De Mille
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Brandon unbuttoned his vest and drew forth a Malay creese, which was hung around his neck and worn under his coat.
Cord and Creese James De Mille
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He drew forth a creese, and holding it up saw this name cut upon the handle: "JOHN POTTS."
Cord and Creese James De Mille
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His weapons were a bolo, a creese, and a bow and arrow.
The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old Florence Partello Stuart
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