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Crest"fall`en (-f?l`'n), a.
1. With hanging head; hence, dispirited;
dejected; cowed.

Let it make thee crestfullen;

Ay, and allay this thy abortive pride.

Shak.

2. Having the crest, or upper part of the
neck, hanging to one side; -- said of a horse.

Crest"ing, n. (Arch.)
An ornamental finish on the top of a wall or ridge of a
roof.

Crest"less, a. Without a crest
or escutcheon; of low birth. "Crestless yeomen."
Shak.

Cre*syl"ic (kr&esl;*s&ibreve;l"&ibreve;k),
a. [From Creosote.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, cresol, creosote,
etc.

Cresylic acid. (Chem.) See
Cresol.

Cre*ta"ceous (kr&esl;*tā"shŭs),
a. [L. cretaceus, fr. creta
chalk. See Crayon.] Having the qualities of chalk;
abounding with chalk; chalky; as, cretaceous rocks and
formations. See Chalk.


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