Meaning & use
Creese
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A dagger of the Malay Archipelago, typically with an asymmetrical, wavy-edged blade; also spelled kris.
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The museum displayed an ornately carved creese from 19th-century Java.
A ceremonial creese was passed down through generations of the family.
A note on using this word
"Creese" is simply an alternate English spelling of "kris," reflecting older transliterations of the Malay word.
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kris
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