cradle 
or rock in a cradle ; quiet by or as if by rock- 
ing. 
(I hill, cliil my in..! her km. 
That il:i\ she '!!!, ![''! me, 
Tin- hinds I was to tnivf] in. 
Or the death I was tn ilie ! 
They"*,, i - l/.i... -(Child's Ballads, [II. 1111). 
TCI view the (air earth in its summer sleep, 
Silent, itnil rrnillnl l.y tile glimmering d. i p. 
/;/ -/-MI/. To the Apennines. 
2. To nurse in infancy. 
Cain, . . . cradled yet in his fathers lioiishnH. 
t'lirchtt*, Pilgrimage, p. 34. 
3. To cut with a cradle, as grain. 
Yet are we, lie the moral told, 
Alike in one tiling growing "I' I. 
llipene.l like summer's rfmllnl sheaf. 
Iliillrelc. The Recorder. 
4. To wash in a miners' cradle, as auriferous 
gravel. 
II. in trims. To lie in or as if in a cradle. 
Witherd roots, ami hunks 
Wherein the acorn cradled. Shale. , Tempest, i. 2. 
cradle-bar (kra'dl-bar), w. In mech. conxtt n< - 
Hun, a bar forming part of a cradle-shaped mem- 
ber or device. 
cradle-cap (kra'dl-kap), n. A cap worn by a 
very young child. 
cradle-clothes (knl'dl-kloTHz), n. pi. 1 . Clothes 
worn by a young child in the cradle. 
O, that it could he prov'd 
That some night-tripping fairy had exchang'd 
In cniill,--clntl<rx our children where they lay! 
Shale., I Hen. IV., I. 1. 
2. Blankets and other coverings for a child 
while lying in the cradle. 
cradle-hole (kra'dl-hol), n. 1. A rut or slight 
depression in a road; specifically, such a de- 
pression formed in snow which covers a road. 
2. A spot in a road from which the frost is 
melting. [U. 8. in both senses.] 
cradle-rocker (kra'dl-rok'er), n. See cradle, 
4(i)(D. 
cradle-scythe (kra'dl-siTH), M. A broad scythe 
used in a cradle for cutting grain. 
cradle-vault (kra'dl-valt), n. Same as barrcl- 
l-lllt/t. 
cradle-walkt (kra'dl-wak), M. A walk or an 
avenue arched over with trees. 
'Die garden is just as Sir John Germain brought it from 
Holland ; pyramidal yews, treillages, and square cradle- 
tcalkn with windows clipped in them. 
Walpole, Letters (1783), II. 451. 
cradling (kra'dling), n. [Verbal n. of cradle, v.] 
1. The act of rocking in a cradle ; hence, nur- 
ture in infancy ; the period of infancy. 
From his cradliuii 
Begin his service's tlrst reckoning. 
Otia Sacra (1648), p. 33. 
2. In ctir/>. : (a) Timber framing for sustain- 
ing the laths and plaster of a vaulted ceiling. (6) 
The framework to which the entablature of a 
wooden shop-front is attached. 3. In cooper- 
age, the cutting of a cask in two lengthwise, so 
as to enable it to pass through a narrow place, 
the pieces being afterward united. 
craft 1 (kraft), . [< ME. craft, crirft, creft, pow- 
er, skill, cunning, guile (sense of 'vessel' not 
found), < AS. crirft, power, skill, etc., rarely a 
vessel, = OS. kraft = OFries. kreft = D. kraclit 
= OHG. chraft, MHG. G. kraft = Icel. krai<tr. 
krnftr = Sw. Dan. kraft, power, might, great 
force, skill; root unknown.] If. Strength; 
power ; might. 
She . . . made his foomen al his [Samson 's| cra.fr espien. 
Chaucer, Monk's Tale, 1. 78. 
He that compiet-id the Crosse he craftfz of armes. 
That Criste was on crucinvdc. that kyng es ..f u, \eiie. 
M, :,-<: .[,!!, ;r(K. E. T. .), I. 286. 
And many other thinges the! don, lie n-n/t of hire En- 
chauntementes. Mn/nli'ritl,'. Travels, p. 238. 
2. Ability; dexterity; skill ; especially, skill in 
making plans and carrying them into execu- 
tion ; dexterity in managing affairs; adroit- 
ness; practical cunning. 
Poesy is his [the poet'sl skill or cra.fl of making. 
I!. Jmuton. 
The craft 
Of a shrewd Counsellor, eager to protei-'t 
The Clnm-h. Wnnhinn-lli. 1). vies. Sonnets, II. 16. 
3. Specifically, cunning, art, skill, or dexterity 
applied to bad purposes ; artifice ; guile ; sub- 
tlcty. 
The chief priests and seril>es sought liou they might takt 
him by craft, and put him to death. Mark xiv. 1. 
The tradesman, the attorney, conies out of the din and 
<!<> it of tile street, and sees tile sky and the woods, and is 
a man atain. ' Knn-mii. Misc., p. 22. 
4t. A device ; a means ; au art ; art in general. 
The lyf so short, the cm ft so long I" lerne. 
Chaucer, Parliament of r'owK [, I 
1 ,TJ7 
The playncr parte of tftaini' < , onoj/lt hath fonde 
To repe in litel space a worl'ie of lomlc. 
PaUeUUut, llnshonilrietl;. I. . T. S.), p. ISO. 
5. A trade, occupation, or employment requir- 
ing the exercise of special skill or dexterity, 
especially of manual skill ; a handicraft. 
That no man set vji the crafte of hakyng from liensforth, 
with yn the said Cite . . . on-less that he be a fran> I 
man. r.',c;'>'A Gilds (E. E. T. S.), p. i'iV. 
Ye know that by this craft we have our wealth. 
Acts xlx. 25. 
Inglorious Implements of mi/I and toil, . . . you would I 
extol. Wril*icnrth, Excursion, v. 
6. The members of a trade, collectively; a 
guild. 
They schalle . . . chese theym llj. of the said crafte, of 
the most al.ili.st persons. Knglish Gilds(K. E. T. S.), p. 336. 
7. Naut., a vessel; collectively, vessels of any 
kind. 
Right against the bay, where the Dutch fort stands, there 
is a navigable river for small craft. 
Dampier, Voyages, an. 1688. 
8. See the extract. 
The whole outfit of the [whalejboat has two general ami 
rather indefinite names, " Inmt gear "and "craft"; but 
the word craft applies particularly to the weapons Imme- 
diately used in the capture. 
C. M. Scammon, Marine Mammals, p. 22(1. 
The craft, freemasonry. = Syn. 5. See occupation. 
craft't (kraft), v. [< ME. era/ten, play tricks, 
also attain (as by skill), < craft, n.] I. intrans. 
To play tricks. 
You have crafted fair. Shak., Cor., iv. 6. 
U. trans. 1. To use skill upon; manipulate. 
And they bene laden, I vnderstand, 
With wollen cloth all maner of colours 
By dyers crafted full diuers, that hen ours. 
Hakluyt'i Voyages, I. 193. 
2. Specifically, to build. 
Let crafte it [a cistern] up pleasaunt as It may suffice 
Unto thi self, as best is broode and longe. 
I'alladius, Husl>ondrle (E. E. T. S.), p. 16. 
craft 2 (kraft), n. A Scotch form of croft. 
craft-guildt (kraft'gild), n. A guild formed by 
the members of a craft ; a trade-union. 
The principal object of the Craft-Gilds was to secure 
their members in the independent, unimpaired, and regu- 
lar earning of their daily bread by means of their craft. 
English Gilds (E. E. T. S.), Int., p. cxxv. 
craftily (kraf'ti-li), adr. [< ME. craftily, craft- 
Hi, -lik, -liclte, etc. (also craftly, < AS. cra-ftlice), 
= OS. kraftigliko = MHG. kreftecliclie ; as crafty 
+ -Jy2.] If. Skilfully. 
Cranes and curlues craftyly rested. 
Morte Arthure (E. E. T. S.), 1. 196. 
To-morow I muste to Kyrkesley, 
Craftely to be leten blode. 
Lytell Gette of Rooyn Hade (Child's Ballads, V. 123). 
2. With cunning ; artfully ; cunningly ; wilily. 
Either you are ignorant, 
Or seem so, craftily ; and that's not good. 
.Hi n t.. M. for M., U. 4. 
craftiness (kraf'ti-nes), n. [< crafty + -nesn.] 
The quality or character of being crafty ; art- 
fulness ; dexterity in devising and effecting a 
purpose ; cunning ; artifice ; stratagem. 
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. Job v. 13. 
Not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God 
deceitfully. 2 Cor. Iv. 2. 
No one knew tetter than he ( Machiavelll] that it was not 
hy fraudulent diplomacy or astute craftiness that Florence 
had attained her incomparable renown. 
S. Amos, Science of Politics, p. 36. 
craftless (kraft'les), a. [< crafft + -less.] 
Free from craft or cunning. [Rare.] 
Covetonsness . . . undoes those who specially belong to 
i;,.,] s protection : helpless, craftless, and innocent people. 
Jer. Taylor, Holy Living, 5 6. 
craftsman (krafts ' man), n. ; pi. craftsmen 
(-men). [< craft's, poss. of craft*-, + man.] 
A member of a craft ; an artificer ; a mechan- 
ic : one skilled in a manual occupation, 
craftsmanship (krafts'man-ship), n. [<<'/(*- 
man + -.ilii/i.] The skill or vocation of a crafts- 
man ; the state of being a craftsman ; mechani- 
cal workmanship. 
One of the ultimate results of such crafttinaiiship might 
be the production of pictures as brilliant as painted glass, 
as delicate as the most subtle water-colours, and more 
permanent than the Pyramids. 
A'liMtm. Lectures on Art, 5 128. 
I have rarely seen a more vivid and touching emhodl- 
metit of the iwculiar patience of mediaeval craftsmanship. 
II. Jninrt, Jr.. Trans. Sketches, p. 268. 
craftsmastert (krafts'raas'ter), n. [< craffs. 
poss. of craft 1 . + master.] One skilled in a 
craft or trade. 
It is a signe that such a maker is not copious in his owne 
language, or(as they are wont to say) not halfe his crafts 
AfttMbM, Arte of Eng. Poesie, p. 67. 
craggy 
Hee Is not his craft* inu,t.,. h. . doih not doe it right. 
Shak.. -' Hen. IV., iii. 2(1623). 
Crafty (kraf'ti), a. [< ME. crafty, craft,-, rrntli. 
i-nlti, < AS. cra-ftui (= D. kraclttig = MLG. 
krachticli,kr<-rlitirl,.'lJi. krarhli,/ oHU. ,-/-./- 
In/, /.-fijlii/. MI Hi. iriftii-, (i.l;nifti<i= bal.trat- 
tmjr = Sw. Dan. kraftig), < rnrft, Htrrngt li, craft : 
seecro/'f', w,] 1. Possessing or displaying skill, 
especially manual skill or art: as, "crafty 
work," Tiers Tloifinan. [Archaic.] 
He was a noble craftir man of trees. 
Wuclif, Ex. xxxvlll. 23. 
I found him a judicious, crafty, and wise man. 
Krrlyn, Wary, May 28, 1656. 
U [the People's Palace! will fill that lads mind with 
thoughts and make those hands deft and crnftit. 
Contemporary liec., LI. 231. 
2. Skilful in devising and executing schemes, 
especially secret or evil schemes ; cunning; art- 
ful; wily; sly. 
The crafty enemy, knowing the habits of the garrison 
to sleep soundly after they bad eaten their dinners and 
smoked their pipes, stole uj)on them at the noontide of a 
sultry summer's day. Irving, Knickerliocker, p. 221. 
Crafty, yet gifted with the semblance of sincerity, com- 
bining the piety of pilgrims with the morals of highway- 
men. ./ A. Symonds, Italy and (ireece, p. 149. 
3. Characterized by or springing from craft or 
deceit: as, crafty wiles. =gyn. 2. Artful, sty, etc. 
(see pimm' w/l)> insMious. designing, deceitful, plotting, 
scheming. 
crag 1 (krag), . [=Sc. crag, craig; < ME. crag, 
< W. craig = Gael, creag, a rock, crag, = Ir. 
craig, a rock (cf. carrach, rocky) ; cf. W. careg, 
a stone, = Gael, carraig, a rock, cliff, = Bret. 
karrek, a rock in the sea ; from the noun repr. 
by Gael, carr, a rocky shelf, = W. caer, a wall, 
fort. From the same ult. source are chert and 
cairn.] I. A steep, rugged rock; a rough, 
broken rock, or projecting part of a rock. 
That witty werwolf went ay bi-slde, 
& kouchld him vnder a kragge to kepe this tvo l-i is. 
Wilt,;, in of falerne (E. E. T. 8.), 1. 2240. 
Here hail fallen a great part of a tower. 
Whole, like a crag that tumbles from the cliff. 
Tennutmt, Geraint. 
A heap of base and splintery crags 
Tumbled aliout by lightning and frost. 
Lotr-ell, Appledore. 
2. In geol., certain strata of Pliocene age occur- 
ring in the southeastern counties of England. 
They consist of sandy and shelly deposits similar hi char 
actcr to those now forming in the North Sea, and contain 
numerous fossils. There are three divisions of the crag, 
the white, red or Suffolk, and Norwich, the latter contain- 
ing many bones of the elephant . mastodon, hippopotamus, 
rhinoceros, and other large mammals. Crag-and-tall, 
in /-'"/., rocks which have a moderate and smooth slope on 
one side, and a steeper, rougher face on the other. Tills 
peculiar arrangement is believed to have IK-CM, in most 
cases at least, caused by moving ice. 
crag- (krag), n. [Sc. also craig, neck, throat (> 
Ir. craig, throat, gullet) ; appar. < MD. krage, 
neck, throat, D. kraag, neck, collar, = MLG. 
krage, neck, throat (> Icel. kragi = Sw. kragf 
= Dan. krare, collar, shirt-front, bosom), = 
MHG. krage, G. kraijen, collar, orig. neck or 
throat: see crate*, which is ult. identical with 
crag 2 (cf. draw and drag), and cf. caramel.] 
It. The neck; the throat; the scrag. 
They looken bigge as Bulls that bene bate. 
And Iwaren the cragge so stifle and so state, 
As cocke on his dunghill crowing cranck. 
Spenser, Shep. Cal., September. 
Tile devil put the rope al>out her craij. 
Middleton and Rowdey, Changeling, I. 2. 
2. The craw. [Prov. Eng.] 
cragged (krag'ed), a. Full of crags, or broken 
rocks ; rough ; rugged ; abounding with sharp 
prominences and inequalities. 
These wayes are too rough, craoyed and thornie for a 
dalutie traueller. J'urchas, Pilgrimage, p. 572. 
Must oft into its cragged rents descend, 
The higher hut to mount. ./. Baillie. 
craggedness (krag'ed-nes), . The state of 
abounding with crags, or broken, pointed rocks. 
The craggcdnes* or steepness of that mountain maketh 
many parts of it in a manner inaccessible. 
Breretcood, Languages, p. 176. 
cragginess (krag'i-nes), n. The state or char- 
acter of being craggy. 
The cragginess and sleepiness of places op and down 
. . . makes them inaccessible. 
HamU, ForreineTraTell, p. 132. 
About Ben Nevis there la barrenness, cra^jiness, and 
desolation. The Century, XXVII. 112. 
craggy (krag'i), n. [< ME. craggy; < cragl + 
-yl.J Full of crags; abounding with broken 
rocks ; rugged with projecting point* of rock. 
Mountaineers that from Severus came. 
And from the craginj cliffs of Tetrica. Dryden. 
