What does creese mean?
Creese means Archaic form of kris..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Archaic form of kris..
‘[S]hould any of the men discover you, certainly you will have one of their creeses up to the hilt in your guts.’
[…] near it is a cluster of weapons of villanous aspect, comprising every thing from a Malayan creese to a sailor's jackknife or a Smith & Wesson revolver.
Attributing this to accident, or some impropriety of conduct on the part of the sailor, he went to enquire personally into the affair; but had no sooner approached the head Boorghese, than the fellow creesed him also, and he fell dead at his feet.
Use creese when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Creese means Archaic form of kris..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
‘[S]hould any of the men discover you, certainly you will have one of their creeses up to the hilt in your guts.’
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