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1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   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.]
      [1913 Webster]
            From a Malayan creese to a sailor's jackknife. --Julian
                                                     Hawthorne.
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