creese
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
I rushed to the picture where I had hidden the creese, and threw it on the table.
From Peter Ibbetson by George Du Maurier
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 Rounsevelle Wildman
He drew forth a creese, and holding it up saw this name cut upon the handle: "JOHN POTTS."
From Cord and Creese by James De Mille
