crag
1[ krag ]
/ kræg /
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noun
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
Nearby words
craftspeople, craftsperson, craftswoman, craftwork, crafty, crag, cragged, craggedly, craggy, cragsman, craic
Origin of crag
11275–1325; Middle English < British Celtic; akin to Welsh craig rock
Related formscrag·like, adjective
Definition for crags (2 of 2)
crag
2[ krag ]
/ kræg /
noun Scot. and North England.
the neck, throat, or craw.
Origin of crag
21425–75; late Middle English cragge < Middle Dutch crage neck, throat; cognate with German Kragen collar; cf. craw
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British Dictionary definitions for crags (1 of 2)
Crag
1/ (kræɡ) /
noun
a formation of shelly sandstone in E England, deposited during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs
British Dictionary definitions for crags (2 of 2)
crag
/ (kræɡ) /
noun
a steep rugged rock or peak
Word Origin for crag
C13: of Celtic origin; related to Old Welsh creik rock
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Word Origin and History for crags
crag
early 14c.; as a place-name element attested from c.1200, probably from a Celtic source akin to Old Irish crec "rock," and carrac "cliff," Welsh craig "rock, stone," Manx creg.
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