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[ kroos ] / krus /
adjective Scot. and North England.Origin of crouse1250–1300; Middle English crus, crous fierce, bold, violent <Middle Low German or Frisian krūs crisp; cognate with German kraus OTHER WORDS FROM crousecrousely, adverbWords nearby crousecroupade, croup-associated virus, croupier, croupous membrane, croupy, crouse, croustade, croûte, crouton, Crouzon's disease, crow Definition for crouse (2 of 2)[ krous ] / kraʊs /
nounRussel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for crouseBut even in the world Crouse described, there was still some surprising ideological, economic, and cultural diversity. Wendy Davis’s Shoes and America’s Ideologically Monochromatic Newsrooms|Stuart Stevens|July 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST For a home that she recently sold for $2 million, Crouse advised the builder to add a generator as a selling point. After Storm, Who’s Got the Real Power? Look for Backup Generators|Daniel Gross|October 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST Crouse says none of the other council members will comment on the mural or the recall, either. Arizona's Latest Immigration Mess|Terry Greene Sterling|July 4, 2010|DAILY BEAST Craske is an East Anglian word for fat, and Crouse is used in the north for sprightly, confident. The Romance of Names|Ernest Weekley
Then the boys saw the unknown Germans give Crouse some money. The Rover Boys on a Hunt|Arthur M. Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer) But about a year after a friend meets him at Gledsmuir merkit as crouse as ever. The Half-Hearted|John Buchan They first took out the brown horse and landed her at the park, Mr Crouse holding her behind the boat. History of the Johnstown Flood|Willis Fletcher Johnson Never was chanticleer so crouse on his own dung-hill, as Johnny Darbyshire was in his own house. Stories of Comedy|Various
British Dictionary definitions for crouse
adjectiveScot and Northern English dialect lively, confident, or saucy Word Origin for crouseC14 (Scottish and Northern) English: from Middle Low German krūs twisted, curled, confused Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |