creese
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Colonel Ishimoto, without asking permission, drew out the creese and waved it about.
From Time Magazine Archive
The creese is more than a sword to the Javanese; it is a sacred symbol, and if it is drawn rashly and without preliminary invocations, Javanese believe that misfortune overtakes the rash drawer.
From Time Magazine Archive
His weapons were a bolo, a creese, and a bow and arrow.
From The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old by Florence Partello Stuart
Brandon unbuttoned his vest and drew forth a Malay creese, which was hung around his neck and worn under his coat.
From Cord and Creese by James De Mille
Then he yawned—next placed the creese on the ground beside him, while his right hand explored his pockets.
From Uncle Sam's Boys in the Philippines or, Following the Flag against the Moros by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
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