creese

Example Sentences

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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

In days gone by the youth Boorhán had been saved under the creese by the son of Yemen, and gratitude, rarely found in the savage, now paid her outstanding debt.

From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis

He drew forth a creese, and holding it up saw this name cut upon the handle: "JOHN POTTS."

From Cord and Creese by De Mille, James

"It looks some grim," Sergeant Terry admitted, wrapping his left hand where a creese had made a gash.

From Uncle Sam's Boys in the Philippines or, Following the Flag against the Moros by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)