† crants Obs.
Also cranse, crance, craunce, corance.
[a. Ger. (MHG., OHG.) kranz, whence Du. krans. in Kilian 1599 krants, wreath, garland, chaplet.]
A garland, chaplet, wreath.
| 1592 Greene in Harl. Misc. (Malh.) II. 246 The filthy queane weares a craunce and is a Frenchwoman, forsooth. 1596 in Nichols Progr. Q. Eliz. (1823) III. 391 After they received some reward, and with a cranse with their ladies gave daunses with them. 1602 Shakes. Ham. v. i. 255 (Qo.) Yet here she is allowed her virgin crants [Fo. rites]. 16.. Chapman Alphonsus Wks. 1873 III. 238 Clowns with each of them a miter with corances on their heads. 1706 J. Watson Collect. Sc. Poems II. 10 (Jam) Thair heids wer garnisht gallandlie With costly crancis maid of gold. [1890 Hardman Our Prayer-bk. 138 The ‘crants’ were garlands which it was usual to make of white paper, and to hang up in the church on the occasion of a young girl's funeral..Some of these were hanging up in Flamborough Church, Yorkshire, as late as 1850.] |