Crécy

American  

[kres-ee, krey-see] / ˈkrɛs i, kreɪˈsi /

noun

1. Also Cressy a village in N France, NNW of Reims: English victory over the French 1346.

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adjective

1. (sometimes lowercase) (of food) prepared or garnished with carrots.

Crécy British  

/ kresi, ˈkrɛsɪ /

noun

1. Official name: Crécy-en-Ponthieu.  Former English name: Cressy.  a village in N France: scene of the first decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War when the English defeated the French (1346)

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Example Sentences

In the Middle Ages, the French disaster at Crécy became an object lesson in the dangers of rushing in.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

Michael Livingston, a professor of medieval history at the Citadel, previously picked up that gauntlet with books offering new interpretations of Agincourt and of Edward III of England’s victory at Crécy in 1346.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Yet the story of Charles Swann and Odette de Crécy is nowhere near over.

From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2022

Zdar also formed Motorbass with Étienne de Crécy, and helped define the sample-heavy, filtered take on house that would become known as French touch.

From The Guardian • Jun. 20, 2019

The nobility were injured more than the lower classes by these wars, and in the great defeats of Crécy, Poitiers and Agincourt their losses were frightful.

From Stained Glass Tours in France by Sherrill, Charles Hitchcock