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V. ~Creparis~.

_To_ CREEP IN, _v. n._ To shrink. _Cruppen in_, shrivelled, S.

Isl. _kropna_, contrahi.

CREEPY, CREEPIE, _s._

1. A low stool, occasionally used in a pulpit for elevating the speaker, S.

2. The stool of repentance, on which culprits formerly sat when making public satisfaction in the church, S.

_Ramsay._

CREESE, CREEZE, _s._ Crisis.

_Ross._

CREIL, CREEL, _s._

1. An ozier basket, S.; _scull_, synon.

_Bannatyne P._

2. Panniers are also called _creils_.

_Dunbar._

_In a creel_, in a state of mental stupefaction or confusion, S.

Ir. _crilin_, id. Gael. _criol_, a chest.

_To_ ~Creil~, _v. a._ To put into a basket, S.

~Creeling~, _s._ A foolish and indelicate custom, on the day after marriage, still retained among the vulgar in some places, S.

_To_ CREIS, _v. n._ To curl.

_Douglas._

Teut. _kroes-en_, Germ. _kraus-en_, crispare.

_To_ CREISCH, _v. a._

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