(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:47:59

Creese (kr?s), n. [Malay. kris.]

A dagger or short sword used by the Malays, commonly having a serpentine blade.

[Written also crease and kris.]

From a Malayan creese to a sailor's jackknife. Julian Hawthorne.

 

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