Creyme, sb. the sacred oil, S2; see Creme.

Cribbe, sb. crib, manger; crib, MD; crybbe, Prompt.; cribbe, S, MD.  Cp.  OHG. crippea (Tatian).

Crike, sb. creek, MD; krike, MD, S; cryke, C, Prompt.—­Icel. kriki.

Crimosine, sb. and adj. crimson, S3; crimosin, SkD; crammasyn, S3.—­OF. cramoisin (cramoisi); Low Lat. carmesinum; from Pers. qirmisi, crimson; from Skt. krmi, a worm, insect, (i.e. the cochineal insect).

Crisme, sb. consecrated oil for anointing, MD; crysme, oil, Prompt.—­Church Lat. chrisma, sacred oil; Gr. [Greek:  chrisma] Cf. Creme.

Crisme-child, sb. the child anointed at baptism, MD.

Crisme-cloA deg., sb. the chrisom, the cloth tied round the head of the anointed child, S. Cp.  Church Lat. chrismalis pannus.

Crisome, sb. the chrisom-cloth, crismale, Voc.; crysome, Palsg.; crisom, Cotg. (s.v. cresmeau).

Crist, adj. and sb. anointed, Christ, MD, S2, W, W2.—­Lat. Christus; Gr. [Greek:  christos], anointed.

Cristen, adj. and sb.  Christian, S, C2, C3; christen, S, S2; cresten, S2.—­Lat. Christianus.

Cristendom , sb.  Christianity, S, S2, C3; crystendom, S2.—­A.S. cristendA cubedm.

Cristenly, adv. in a Christian manner, C3.

Cristes-messe, sb.  Christmas, MD; Cristemasse, C2.

Cristiente, sb.  Christendom, MD; cristiante, S3; cristianytee, S2, C3.—­OF. crestiente, cristientet; Church Lat. Christianitatem.

Cristnien, v. to make Christian, to baptize, MD, S2; i-cristned, pp., S2; y-cristned, pp., S2; cristned, C3.—­AS. cristnian.

Critouns, sb. pl. refuse of the frying-pan, W2.—­OF. cretons (Cotg.).

Crochette, sb. a small hook, crotchet (in music), MD; crochettes, pl. crockets, S3.—­OF. crochet (Bartsch).

Croft, sb. field, enclosure, PP, S2, MD.—­AS. croft; cp.  ODu. crocht, a field on the downs.

Croh, sb. a crock, waterpot, MD; crA cubedA cubeds, pl., S.

Crois, sb, cross, PP, S, S3; croys, PP, S2, C2, C3; croiz, MD; croice, MD, S2.—­OF. crois, croiz; Lat. cru*cem, see Brachet.  Cf. Crouche, Cros.

Crok, sb. a hook, curl, a crooked way, wile, deceit, MD, Voc.; crokes, pl., S; crocks, HD. Phr.:  went on croke, went astray, H.—­Icel. krA cubedkr.