Hypertext Webster Gateway: "kris"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Kris \Kris\, n.
A Malay dagger. See {Creese}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Creese \Creese\ (kr[=e]s), n. [Malay. kris.]
A dagger or short sword used by the Malays, commonly having a
serpentine blade. [Written also {crease} and {kris}.]
From a Malayan creese to a sailor's jackknife. --Julian
Hawthorne.
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