Consecration :: Consecration (n.) The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.
Consecrator :: Consecrator (n.) One who consecrates; one who performs the rites by which a person or thing is devoted or dedicated to sacred purposes.
Consecratory :: Consecratory (a.) Of or pertaining to the act of consecration; dedicatory.
Corncrake :: Corncrake (n.) A bird (Crex crex or C. pratensis) which frequents grain fields; the European crake or land rail; -- called also corn bird.
Court-craft :: Court-craft (n.) The artifices, intrigues, and plottings, at courts..
Crab :: Crab (n.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short body, covered with a strong shell or carapace. The abdomen is small and curled up beneath the body..
Crab :: Crab (n.) The zodiacal constellation Cancer.
Crab :: Crab (a.) A crab apple; -- so named from its harsh taste.
Crab :: Crab (a.) A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.
Crab :: Crab (a.) A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc..
Crab :: Crab (a.) A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc..
Crab :: Crab (a.) A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.
Crab :: Crab (a.) A claw for anchoring a portable machine.
Crab :: Crab (v. t.) To make sour or morose; to embitter.
Crab-yaws :: Crab-yaws (n.) A disease in the West Indies. It is a kind of ulcer on the soles of the feet, with very hard edges. See Yaws..
Crabbed :: Crabbed (n.) Characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical; -- applied to feelings, disposition, or manners..
Crabbed :: Crabbed (n.) Characterized by harshness or roughness; unpleasant; -- applied to things; as, a crabbed taste..