creese
Example Sentences
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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
Colonel Ishimoto, without asking permission, drew out the creese and waved it about.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
Over and over they rolled, the Army boy controlling the battle and carrying them both further from the creese that he had dropped on the ground.
From Uncle Sam's Boys in the Philippines or, Following the Flag against the Moros by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
Then whetting his brass-mounted creese to the keenest edge upon a smooth stone, he muttered a dread oath betwixt his clenched teeth, and strode moodily across the sandy plain.
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by William Cornwallis Harris
