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CRAWDOUN, _s._ A coward.
_Douglas._
Fr. _creant_ and _donn-er_, to do homage.
_To_ CREAM, _v. a._ To hawk goods, S. B.
~Cream~, ~Craim~, ~Crame~, _s._
1. A merchant's booth, S.
_Acts Sed._
Teut. _kraem_, taberna rerum venalium.
2. A pack of goods for sale.
_Skene._
Teut. _kraem_, Dan. _kram_, merchandise.
~Creamer~, _s._ A pedlar, S. B.
_Skene._
Su. G. _kraemare_, Teut. _kraemer_, id.
~Creamerie~, ~Cramery~, _s._ Merchandise, goods sold by a pedlar, Aberd.
_Lyndsay._
Teut. _kraemerije_, merx.
~Cream-Ware~, ~Creme-Ware~, _s._ Articles sold by those who keep booths.
_Brand._
CREEK _of day_, The first appearance of the dawn, S.; _skreek_, S. B.
_Ramsay._
Teut. _kriecke_, aurora rutilans.
CREEPERS.
V. ~Creparis~.
_To_ CREEP IN, _v. n._ To shrink. _Cruppen in_, shrivelled, S.
Isl. _kropna_, contrahi.
CREEPY, CREEPIE, _s._
1. A low stool, occasionally used in a pulpit for elevating the speaker, S.
2. The stool of repentance, on which culprits formerly sat when making public satisfaction in the church, S.
_Ramsay._
CREESE, CREEZE, _s._ Crisis.
_Ross._
CREIL, CREEL, _s._
1. An ozier basket, S.; _scull_, synon.
_Bannatyne P._
2. Panniers are also called _creils_.
_Dunbar._
_In a creel_, in a state of mental stupefaction or confusion, S.
Ir. _crilin_, id. Gael. _criol_, a chest.
_To_ ~Creil~, _v. a._ To put into a basket, S.
~Creeling~, _s._ A foolish and indelicate custom, on the day after marriage, still retained among the vulgar in some places, S.
_To_ CREIS, _v. n._ To curl.
_Douglas._
Teut. _kroes-en_, Germ. _kraus-en_, crispare.
_To_ CREISCH, _v. a._
