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creese
creese
/
kris
/
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[
krees
]
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noun
a short sword or heavy dagger with a wavy blade, used by the Malays.
Also,
crease
,
kris
.
Origin:
1570–80;
<
Malay
kəris
(spelling
keris
)
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creese
(kriːs)
—
n
a rare spelling of
kris
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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