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Cru*sa"do (-s?"d?), n. [Pg.
cruzado, fr. cruz, fr. L. crux. See
Crusade, 3.] An old Portuguese coin, worth about
seventy cents. [Written also cruade.]
Shak.

Cruse (kr?s), n. [Akin to LG.
kruus, kroos, mug, jug, jar, D. kroes, G.
krause, Icel. krus, Sw. krus, Dan.
kruus. Cf. Crucible, Cresset.]
1. A cup or dish.

Take with thee . . . a cruse of honey.

1 Kings xiv. 3.

2. A bottle for holding water, oil,
honey, etc.

So David took . . . the cruse of water.

1 Sam. xxvi. 12.

Cru"set (kr?"s?t), n. [Cf. F.
creuset. See Cruse, Crucible.] A
goldsmith's crucible or melting pot.

Crush (krŭsh), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Crushed (krŭsht);
p. pr. & vb. n. Crushing.] [OE.
cruschen, crousshen, Of. cruisir,
croissir, fr. LL. cruscire, prob.


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