kris

3 definitions found

kris - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Kris \Kris\, n.
     A Malay dagger. See Creese.
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  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.]
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           From a Malayan creese to a sailor's jackknife. --Julian
                                                    Hawthorne.
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kris - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  kris
      n 1: a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade [syn: kris, creese,
           crease]