creese
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The creese is more than a sword to the Javanese; it is a sacred symbol, and if it is drawn rashly and without preliminary invocations, Javanese believe that misfortune overtakes the rash drawer.
From Time Magazine Archive
Colonel Ishimoto, without asking permission, drew out the creese and waved it about.
From Time Magazine Archive
His weapons were a bolo, a creese, and a bow and arrow.
From The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old by Stuart, Florence Partello
I went to the encyclopædia and found that the name of the knife was spelled kris and pronounced creese.
From Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines by Wildman, Rounsevelle
Then he yawned—next placed the creese on the ground beside him, while his right hand explored his pockets.
From Uncle Sam's Boys in the Philippines or, Following the Flag against the Moros by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
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