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crathon
† ˈcrathon, craton Obs. Also 4 craþayn, crayon (? craþon), crathan. [Of uncertain form and obscure etymology: app. the same in meaning as crachoun, though the forms of both words seem well established.] A term of depreciation: (app.) Craven, caitiff.c 1340 Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 1773 He cared for his corta...
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cradden
† ˈcradden, -on, n. and a. Obs. exc. dial. Also 6–7 Sc. crau-, crawdoun; 8–9 dial. craddant. [Derivation uncertain: possibly the same word as crathon, but app. associated in Sc. with craw to crow and down; several quots. refer to or suggest a cock that will not fight.] A craven, a coward.1513 Dougla...
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crachoun
† crachoun Obs. Also -on, -un. A word of uncertain origin, frequent in Cursor Mundi, the later texts of which render it caitiff or wretch. [The only similar OF. word is crachon = F. crachat ‘matter expectorated or spat out’, which gives a possible sense in the quots. There is a curious likeness in s...
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craton
▪ I. craton see crathon.▪ II. craton, n. Geol. (ˈkrætɒn) Also † kraton. [f. kratogen n. with alteration of initial letter, perh. after crater n., etc.] A large stable block of the earth's crust that has resisted deformation over a (geologically) long period of time; = kratogen n.1935 tr. H. Stille i...
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crayon
▪ I. crayon, n. (ˈkreɪən) Also 7 crion, cryon, 8 craon, craion. [a. F. crayon, deriv. of craie:—L. crēta chalk.] 1. A pointed stick or pencil of coloured chalk or other material, for drawing.1644 Evelyn Diary (1871) 69 The prospect was so tempting that I designed it with my crayon. 1688 R. Holme Arm...
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