Cressy

[ kres-ee ]

/ ˈkrɛs i /

noun

Crécy(def 1).

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Examples from the Web for cressy

Where Kate is mild-mannered and middle-class, Cressy, 24, is a wild, blue-blooded aristocrat with bohemian heritage.
Dissecting Cressida Bonas's Style: How Prince Harry's Girl Dresses|Tom Sykes|October 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The bodies of the dead nobles were taken to be buried in the surrounding churches, mostly in the church at Cressy.
Life of Edward the Black Prince|Louise Creighton
She reckoned that I'd do to look arter Cressy—she bein', so to speak, under conviction.
Cressy|Bret Harte
A brass plate shows that the estate of Lyme was bestowed upon an ancestor for recovering a standard at the battle of Cressy.
Rides on Railways|Samuel Sidney

As his figure disappeared behind the buckeyes of the lane, Cressy cast a glance at the declining sun.
Cressy|Bret Harte
No mother could have watched over her child more tenderly than Cressy over her sweetheart.
The Life of Bret Harte|Henry Childs Merwin

British Dictionary definitions for cressy

Cressy

/ (ˈkrɛsɪ) /

noun

rare the former English name for Crécy

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