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Cras"si*ment (kr?s"s?-ment),
n. See Crassament.

Cras"si*tude (-t?d), n. [L.
crassitudo.] Grossness; coarseness; thickness;
density. Bacon.

Crass"ness (kr?s"n?s), n.
Grossness. [Obs.] Glanvill.

Cras`ti*na"tion (kr?s`t?-n?"sh?n),
n. [L. crastinus of to-morrow, from
cras to-morrow.] Procrastination; a putting off till
to-morrow. [Obs.]

||Cra*tæ"gus (kr?-t?"g?s), n.
[NL., fr. Gr. krataigo`s.] (Bot.) A genus
of small, hardy trees, including the hawthorn, much used for
ornamental purposes.

Cratch (kr?ch; 224), n. [OE.
cracche, crecche, F. crèche crib,
manger, fr. OHG. krippa, krippea, G. krippe
crib. See Crib.] A manger or open frame for hay; a
crib; a rack. [Obs.]

Begin from first where He encradled was,

In simple cratch, wrapt in a wad of hay.

Spenser.

Cratch cradle, a representation of the
figure of the cratch, made upon the fingers with a string; cat's
cradle; -- called also scratch cradle.


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