krewe

[kroo]

noun

(especially in New Orleans) a private social club that sponsors balls, parades, etc., as part of the Mardi Gras festivities.

Origin of krewe

archaizing or fanciful spelling of crew¹; generalized from the Mistick Krewe of Comus, the first such club, founded in New Orleans in 1857

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Examples from the Web for krewe

Contemporary Examples of krewe

But it took another 20 years for his son, Owen “Pip” Brennan, Jr. to make the Krewe synonymous with Mardi Gras.
Kings of Mardi Gras
The Daily Beast
February 16, 2010

Historical Examples of krewe

Now, the Krewe of Proteus was composed entirely of men, and it was their policy to have nobody but men in their parade.
Frank Merriwell Down South
Burt L. Standish