creese
Britishnoun
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Colonel Ishimoto, without asking permission, drew out the creese and waved it about.
From Time Magazine Archive
The creese is more than a sword to the Javanese; it is a sacred symbol, and if it is drawn rashly and without preliminary invocations, Javanese believe that misfortune overtakes the rash drawer.
From Time Magazine Archive
He drew forth a creese, and holding it up saw this name cut upon the handle: "JOHN POTTS."
From Cord and Creese by James De Mille
Only natives, as you say, sir," returned Nivin slowly—"which is Malay and poor to jest with, besides frequently carrying a creese.
From Where the Pavement Ends by John Russell
"It looks some grim," Sergeant Terry admitted, wrapping his left hand where a creese had made a gash.
From Uncle Sam's Boys in the Philippines or, Following the Flag against the Moros by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
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