cruse

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small jar used to hold liquid, such as oil or water. archaic
    — With a thought I tooke for Maudline & a cruse of cockle pottage. with a thing thus tall, skie blesse you all: I befell into this dotage.
  2. An oil lamp; a crusy. uncommon

词形变化

cruses plural cruise alternative cruze alternative,rare

词汇关系

衍生词
widow's cruse

词源

From Middle English crouse, from Old English crūse (“jar, cruse”), from Proto-West Germanic *krūsā, from Proto-Germanic *krūsǭ, *krūsaz (“jar, pot, collar, jug”). Cognate with German Krause (“pot with a lid”), Icelandic krús (“jar, jug”). Merged with Middle English croo (“pot, pitcher”), from Old English crōg (“crock, pitcher, vessel”). More at crock.
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