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    Craig
    noun
    Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
  • craig
    craig
    noun
    a Scot word for crag

Craig

American  
[krayg] / kreɪg /

noun

  1. Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.

  2. a male given name: from a Welsh family name meaning “rock.”


Craig 1 British  
/ kreɪɡ /

noun

  1. Edward Gordon. 1872–1966, English theatrical designer, actor, and director. His nonrealistic scenic design greatly influenced theatre in Europe and the US

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

craig 2 British  
/ kreɡ, kreɪɡ /

noun

  1. a Scot word for crag

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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She loved us consistently, Craig and me, but we were not overmanaged.

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A Scotchwoman wad hae leed through fire and brimstone for her lover; and, after she swore the rope aff his neck, placed her saft arms round his craig, in place o' the hemp.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 by Various

"Whan ye was sittin' at the fut o' the bored craig."

From Malcolm by George MacDonald

"Were I to be hanged myself, no other should tie tippet about my craig."

From Quentin Durward by Sir Walter Scott

Even as he spoke he withdrew, and, descending the mound, walked away beyond the bored craig, regardless now of the far lessening sails and the sinking sun.

From Malcolm by George MacDonald

In another three minutes, they stood at the foot of the craig.

From Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower by Ralph Peacock

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