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61cri|ant — «kree ahn», adjective. French. loud; garish …
62cri|bel|lum — «kruh BEHL luhm», noun, plural bel|la « BUHL uh». a platelike organ by which some spiders spin additional silk. ╂[< Late Latin crībellum small sieve (diminutive) < Latin crībrum sieve] …
63cri|blé — «kree BLAY», adjective. 1. engraved by a method in which light and shade are indicated by numerous small round holes sunk in a wooden block. 2. decorated with minute punctures or depressions, as a surface of metal or wood. ╂[< French criblé,… …
64cri|cet|id — «kry SEHT ihd, SEE tihd», noun, adjective. –n. any one of a large family of mouselike rodents that includes the hamsters, gerbils, lemmings, and voles. –adj. of or belonging to this family. ╂[< New Latin Cricetidae the family name <… …
65cri|coid — «KRY koyd», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. ring shaped. 2. of or denoting the ring shaped cartilage at the lower part of the larynx. –n. the cricoid cartilage. ╂[< New Latin cricoides < Greek krikoeid < kríkos ring + eîdos form] …
66cri|er — «KRY uhr», noun. 1. an officer in a law court who makes the public announcements. 2. = town crier. (Cf. ↑town crier) 3. a person who shouts out announcements of goods for sale; hawker. 4. a person who cries or shouts …
67cri|key — «KRY kee», interjection. an exclamation or mild oath. ╂[altered pronunciation of Christ] …
68Cri|me|an — «kry MEE uhn», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with the Crimea, a large peninsula extending into the Black Sea from the north. –n. a native or inhabitant of the Crimea …
69cri|men — «KRY muhn», noun. Latin. a crime …
70cri|noi|dal — «kry NOY duhl, krih », adjective. of or having to do with the crinoids …
