creosote 
and has (l Hweetish, hurninii tastr, ami a strong smell as of 
prat sinokr nr snioki 'I miat- It Is s<> powritul all anil 
srplir that nirat will not putrefy alter being pliinxnl into 
a Solution of onr prr rrnt. of rrrosotr. U OMI! 1 1 ratril W ith 
it is not Slltljert to dry-ti't or otllrl- decay. It has t.rrli 
used in suryer.v anil nirilirinr as an anti.seplie with yreat 
Hiieeess. I. ill il is now almost sU|K-rsrdcd by th.'i lirap. I ami 
equally rtlirirn I rarbolir ari.l. It is often aililril to w [ii-k> . 
to give it the prat -reck tla\m. A Ko writtrn tirrvtiitt, kr,'- 
creosote, creasote (kro'o-, kre'a-sot ), r. t.; pret. 
mid ]>]<.cri-<iiailfil, i-riiixiili-il, ppr. rn-iixti/iiit/. on- 
iinntiinj. [ < crnntnli; i-rriiniili; n.] To apply cre- 
osote or a solution of creosote to ; treat with 
creosote: as, to rrm.xotr wood to prevent its de- 
cay. 
An equally favorable ami <lrrisi\r result was obtained 
from tlir pirr, ^ lt i iir erwuoted at Vmstrrdum. 
/"/.. Set. Mo., III. 556. 
creosote-bush (kre'o-sot-bush), M. The Laurea 
Meficanti, a zygophyllaceous evergreen shrub 
of northern Mexico and the adjacent region, 
very resinous, and having a strong, heavy odor. 
An infusion of the leaves is used by the Mexicans as a 
rrmoly for rheumatism and also to give a red color to 
leather. 
creosote-water (kre'o-s6t-w4*ter), n. A one 
per cent, solution of creosote in water: the aqua 
creosoti of the pharmacopeia, 
crepance, crepane (kre'pans, -pan), . [< L. 
en-pun; ppr. erepan(t-)s, break: see crepitate, 
andcf. craven, crevice^.] A wound in a hind leg 
of a horse caused by striking with the shoe of 
the other hind foot, in the vice called ''inter- 
fering." 
crpe (kriip), n. [F. : see crape.] Crape, 
crepelt. . A Middle English form of cripple. 
crepe-lisse (krap'les'), n. [F., smooth crape: 
crept', crape; lisse, smooth.] A fine thin silk 
material, uspd for women's ruchings, dresses, 
etc. 
crepera (krep'e-ra), n. ; pi. creperai (-re). [NL., 
fern, of L. creper, dusky, dark: see crepuscle.] 
In en torn., an undefined portion of surface hav- 
ing a paler color on 
a dark ground; a 
pale mark fading at 
the edges into the 
ground-color. 
crepida (krep'i-da), 
n. ; pi. crepidar (-de). 
[L.,< Gr. Kpr/iris, ace. 
itpr/irtia, a kind of 
boot or shoe : see 
def.] In classical 
antiq., a foot-cover- 
ing or shoe varying 
much in type, qual- 
ity, and use; spe- 
cifically, a Greek sandal, of which the upper 
portion, inclosing the foot, was a more or less 
close network, chiefly of leather thongs, 
crepidoma (kre-pi-do'ma), n. ; pi. crepidomata 
(-ma-tii). [Gr. npi/iriiu/ia, < Km/mo (n/ir/inti-), a 
foundation: see crepida.] The entire founda- 
tion of an ancient temple, including the stereo- 
bate and the stylobate. 
Crepidula (kre-pid'u-lil), . [NL., < L. crrpi- 
du/a, a small sandal, dun. of crepida, a sandal, 
< Gr. HT?TIC (KP'/T"'-), a half-boot: 
see rrrpitln.] A genus of toenio- 
glogsate pectinibranchiate mol- 
Fusks, of the family Calyptra'ida; 
or bonnet-shells; the slipper-lim- 
pets. Thry have an oval, very convex 
shell, within which is a shelf-like parti- 
tion. There are many sprrics. of most 
parts of the world. C. fornicala and C. 
pinna are two common species of the 
I'lliled States. Sllpper.tiinpet. 
crepilt, . A Middle English form c c ", f a / r " 
of cripple. Chtiucer. 
crepinet, . Same as cn-.tpinc. Cottjrtirr. 
Crepis (kro'pis), n. [NL., < L. crepis, an un- 
known plant, < Gr. is/M/nYf, found only in sense 
of 'boot, base, foundation,' etc.: see ercpiiln.] 
A genus of plants, natural order Compositor, con- 
taining numerous species of herbaceous annuals 
with milky juice, natives of Europe and Asia, 
with several species in western North America ; 
the hawk's-beard. The leaves are radical, and the hVw- 
ers nuincrou.s. .small, yellow or purplish, with the corollas 
all liunlatr ami Ihr pappus white ami soft. 
crepitaculum (krcp-i-tak'u-lum). ii. ; pi. cri-pi- 
tdciila (-lii). [L., a rattle, < errpitnrr, pp. i-n-pi- 
/(/fn.v, rattle: sec IT, pilnlr.] 1. An ancient in- 
stninient resembling the castanets. 2. In 
,-<>V., a rat lie or rattlinu'-oixan. as that on the 
tail of a rattlesnake. See cut tinder ruttlixiiiikr. 
3. A talc-like spot at the base of the upper 
wind's of certain Locuntitltr. I'agcoe. 
Crep di. From statue of Sophocles, 
ill the LKteran Museum, Rome. 
crepitant (krep'i-tant ), ii. [= }'. cn'pitant = 
Sp. IV- 1'. ertpttato,{ \,. <-i-i-piinti(t-)i<, ppr. of 
i-n-piliiri : see i-r, pitnti. \ 1. Crackling: spe- 
cifically applied, in ptitlnil.. to the pathognomic 
sound of the lungs in pneumonia. 2. In M- 
tom., having the power of crepitation. 
crepitate (krep'i-tiit). <. <. : pret. and pp. erepi- 
lutiil, ppr. militating. [< L. cri/iiliitu.i, pp. of 
crepitare (> F. cn'pitrr = Sp. Pg. crepitar = It. 
rrrpittirr), creak, rattle, clatter, crackle, etc., 
freq. of crepare, pp. crepitus, creak, rattle, etc., 
burst or break with a noise, crash. Cf. <T> . //. 
ri-t i-ii; ', from the same ult. source.] 1. To 
crackle ; snap with a sharp, abrupt, and rap- 
idly repeated sound, as salt in fire or during 
calcination. 
Policy anil principle . . . would have been crrpitatiivt 
always in their declivity. 
Buihiu-U, Sermons on Living Subjects, I. 28. 
Specifically 2. To rattle or crackle; use the 
crepitaculum, as a rattlesnake. 3. In nitoni., 
to eject suddenly from the anus, with a slight 
noise, a volatile fluid having somewhat the ap- 
pearance of smoke and a strong pungent odor, 
as certain bombardier-beetles of the genus 
Rrachinus and its allies. 
crepitation (krep-i-ta'shon), n. [= F. crepita- 
linn = Sp. crepitacion = Pg. crepitac&o, < L. 
as if *crej>itotio(n-), < crepitare, pp. crepitatux, 
crackle: see crepitate.] 1. A crackling noise, 
resembling a succession of minute explosions, 
such as the crackling of some salts in calcina- 
tion, or the noise made in the friction of frac- 
tured bones when moved in certain directions ; 
also, in pathol., the grating sensation felt by 
the hand when applied to fractured bones under 
movement; crepitus. 
Hie pent crtpitaliun of dozens of India fire-crackers, 
which the youth of Pierpont were discharging all about 
the village green. II. W. Pretton, Year in Eden, x. 
Specifically 2. Inpathol., certain sounds de- 
tected in the lungs oy auscultation ; the pecu- 
liar crackling sound which characterizes pneu- 
monia; crepitant rales. 3. The action of a cre- 
pitaculum, as of that of a rattlesnake ; stridu- 
lation. 4. In entom., the act of ejecting a pun- 
gent fluid from the anus, with a slight noise. 
See crepitate, 3. 
crepitative (krep'i-ta-tiv), a. JX crepitate + 
-ice.] Having the power of crepitating ; crepi- 
tant. 
The Indians north of Hudson's Bay designate the aurora 
Kdthin (reindeer cow), because it shares the crepitatire 
quality of that animal's hide when it Is rnbljed, and gives 
off sparks. Edinburgh Rev., CLXIV. 433. 
crepitus (krep'i-tus), . ; pi. crepitus. [L., a 
rattling, a crackling noise, < crepare, crackle, 
etc.: see crepitate.] 1. A crackling noise; crep- 
itation. Specifically 2. The sound heard or 
grating sensation felt when the fractured ends 
of a broken bone are rubbed against each other. 
crepon (krep'on), n. [= It. crcponc, < F. crepon, 
< crtpe, crape : see crape.] A stuff resembling 
crape, but not so thin and gauzy, made of wool 
or silk, or of silk and wool mixed. 
creppint, n. Same as crespine. 
crept (krept). Preterit and past participle of 
crepult, " A Middle English form of cripple. 
l 'liniicer. 
crepuscle, crepuscule (kre-pus'l, -kul), . [= 
F. crepuscitlv = Sp. cri-pusculo = Pg. It. crepus- 
culo, < L. civpiixcHlum, twilight, < creper, dusky, 
dark; said to be of Sabine origin.] Twilight; 
the light of the morning from the first dawn to 
sunrise, and of the evening from sunset to dark- 
ness. [Now rare.] 
The sturdy long-lived Crfinutcttle of our southern climes 
is unborn and unknown here. 
II'. //. Rufsell, Wary In India, I. 103. 
crepuscular (kre-pus'ku-lftr), a. 1= F. creptts- 
nil/iire = Sp. Pg. crepuscular, < L. 'creptiscu- 
laris, < creputculum, twilight: see crepuscle.] 
1. Pertaining to or resembling twilight; glim- 
mering. 
The tree which has the greatest charm to Northern eyes 
is the cold, ^ray-green ilex, whose clear, crepuncitlar shade 
is a delicious provision against a Southern sun. 
//. Jame*, Jr., Trans. Sketches, p. 163. 
2. In zoiit., flying or appearing in the twilight 
or evening, or before sunrise : as, the crepuscu- 
lar or nocturnal /.< 
The tree-toad, or Hyla. U-ina mii*f>ilar in hahitu, was 
found dilHcult to study. Sfiftu-f. III. M; 
Those [tlyiii- -s<jiiii -iris that I havi-srrn nrar honie, are 
so strictly minumlar that only the Initial movement* of 
their nm'turnal journeys are readily traced. 
Pop. Sri. Mo., X.VVHI. 640. 
crescent 
CrepUSCUlaria(kre-ptis-ku-la'ri a), n.pl. [NL.. 
iieut. pi. of L. 'eremaetilartt : see ereptueiUar.] 
In r,,i, mi., in Latreille's svst.-iu, the second fam- 
ily of l.i jiiiln /ill m : tl;. - ph nixes or hawk-moths, 
correspotnliiio; to the Linm-.-in gi nns tpliiiv; 
and divided into four sections. Ih .-pi itspltiii- 
<je, tiphiiiitiilix, Xixiiiiidi-x, ami /.ijiju-iinloi. cor- 
i-es|ionding to the Fabrician genera i',ixi,,in, 
:. >v.M(/, anil /ifi/ii-nii, anil nearly to mod- 
ern families of similar names. 1 1,, > r,,nucct tlir 
iliiirmil with the tin nal /.'/'/<>/''"'. ^'il an now ranged 
with the llri' n->-ni fa diittiiigliiiineil from Itlitrpalvctra. 
crepuscule, ". See crepuxcle. 
crepusculine (kre-pun'ku-lin), a. [As crcpuele 
+ -me 1 .] Creptiscular. [Rare.] 
High in the rare ereptiM-uli,^ ether. 
u. I: .S>-/on/, Poemt, p. 7. 
CrepUSCUlous (kre-pus'ku-ltis), ti. [< crepuscule 
+ -<i its.] Pertaining to twilight ; glimmering; 
imperfectly clear or luminous. 
The beginnings of philosophy were in a crfpttscvtotu ob- 
scurity, and it is yet scarce past the daw n. 
(,7,11,1,7;, . Sc-ep. Scl., xlx. 
crepusculum (kre-pus'ku-lum). n. [L., twi- 
lignt, dusk: see crepuscle.] Twilight. 
ores., cresc. In music, common abbreviations 
of crescendo. 
crescet, r. [ME. crescen (also cresen, in part 
by apheresis from encresen, increase : see 
crease?) = OF. crestre, croistre, F. croitre = Pr. 
crescer, creisser = Sp. crecer = Pg. cre/tcer = It. 
crescere, < L. crescere, increase, grow, inceptive 
verb, < ware, make, create : see create. From 
L. crescere are ult. E. accrease = accresce, en- 
crease = increase, decrease, crescent, increscent, 
decrescent, excrescent, etc.] To grow; increase. 
crescencet (kres'ens), . [= OF. crescencf, 
creissance, croissance, F. croixxancc = Sp. cre- 
cencia = Pg. crescendo = It. crcscenza, < L. cre- 
sccnlia, an increase, < crescen(t-)s, ppr. : see 
crescent.'] Increase ; growth. E. It. 
crescendo (kre-shen'do), a. and n. [It., ppr. of 
crescere, < L. crescere, increase : see cresce.] I. 
a. In music, gradually increasing in force or loud- 
ness ; swelling. Often abbreviated to cres. or 
cresc., or represented by the character < . 
Crescendo pedal, in ori/nii-tmiltliiiy. (a) A pedal by which 
the various stops may be successively drawn until the full 
power of the instrument is in use. Generally this mecha- 
nism dors not affect the stop-knol, so that it may start 
from any given combination, and by the use of the dimin- 
uendo pedal may return to the same. ('-) The swell jx-dal. 
II. n. A passage characterized by increase 
of force. 
crescent (kres'ent), a. and M. [I. a. = OF. 
creissant, croissant, F. croissant = Sp. creciente 
= Pg. It. crescente, < L. crcsceti(t-)s, ppr. of cre- 
scere, come forth, grow, increase : see cresce. 
II. n. Now spelled to suit the adj. and the orig. 
L. form ; early mod. E. also crtssant, < ME. 
cressent, cressaunt, < OF. crcixsant, croissant, F. 
croissant = Sp. crecientf = Pg. It. crescente, the 
new moon, a crescent, < L. cresccn(t-)s, sc. lima, 
the increasing moon : see the adj.] I. a. 1. In- 
creasing ; growing : specifically applied to the 
moon during its first quarter, when its visible 
portion is increasing in area, in the curved form 
called a crescent (see II.). 
Astarte, queen of heaven, with crrnetnl horns. 
Milton, P. I... I. 438. 
There Is manv a youth 
Now crefcmt, who will come to all I am, 
And overcome it. Tennynon, Lancelot and Elaine. 
Our sympathy from night to noon 
ROM crenctnt with that errant moon. 
I.,*-lcrr, Castle In the Air. 
2. Shaped like the appearance of the moon 
during its first quarter. Crescent fissure, a fissure 
of the brain which indents the dorsoincsal margin of the 
hemisphere near the fore end, so as to appear upon l>th 
the dorsal and the inesul attjiect, its length in these two 
aspects being approximately equal, and its dorsal pajt 
being at a right angle with the meson ; the frontal Assure 
of Owen ; the crucial aulcus of others. It ls one of the 
most constant and well-marked sulci uf the brain of the 
I'ltriiiftra and the higher mammals generally. 
II. H. 1. The period of apparent growth or 
increase of the moon in its first quarter : as. 
the moon is in its crescent. 2. The increasing 
part of the moon in its first quarter, or the sim- 
ilarly shaped decreasing part in its last <juar- 
ter, when it presents a DOW of light terminat- 
ing in points or horns: as, the rnwiit of the- 
moon. Hence 3. The moon itself in either 
its first or its jast quarter; the new or the old 
moon. [Poetical.] 
Jore In dusky clouds Involves the skies. 
And the faint <rr*rrnt shoots by nts l f..i. their i yes. 
Dryden. 
4. Something in the shape of the crescent 
moon; a crescent-shaped object, construction. 
