crayer

[ krair ]

noun

1. a small sailing vessel formerly used in trade along the coasts of western Europe.

Word History and Origins

Origin of crayer¹

1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French craier, Old French croier < Middle Dutch kraajer three-masted boat

Example Sentences

Flagler's 3-pointer in the closing seconds of the first half was the Bears' third 3 in a row — LJ Crayer and Matthew Mayer had the others — as part of a half-ending 11-2 run that put them up 38-22.

From Fox News

Flagler’s 3-pointer in the closing seconds of the first half was the Bears’ third 3 in a row - LJ Crayer and Matthew Mayer had the others - as part of a half-ending 11-2 run that put them up 38-22.

From Washington Times

Flagler’s 3-pointer in the closing seconds of the first half was the Bears’ third 3 in a row — LJ Crayer and Matthew Mayer had the others — as part of a half-ending 11-2 run that put them up 38-22.

From Seattle Times

Numerous Flemish artists are present on paper, panel or both: the genre painter Adriaen Brouwer, Joost de Momper the Younger and Gaspar de Crayer, a prominent painter of altarpieces in 17th-century Brussels.

From New York Times

Crare, Crayer, krār, n. a trading vessel.

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