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Crude \Crude\ (kr[udd]d), a. [Compar. Cruder (-[~e]r); superl.
Crudest.] [L. crudus raw; akin to cruor blood (which flows
from a wound). See Raw, and cf. Cruel.]
1. In its natural state; not cooked or prepared by fire or
heat; undressed; not altered, refined, or prepared for use
by any artificial process; raw; as, crude flesh. "Common
crude salt." --Boyle.
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Molding to its will each successive deposit of the
crude materials. --I. Taylor.
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2. Unripe; not mature or perfect; immature.
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I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude.
--Milton.
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3. Not reduced to order or form; unfinished; not arranged or
prepared; ill-considered; immature. "Crude projects."
--Macaulay.
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Crude, undigested masses of suggestion, furnishing
rather raw materials for composition. --De Quincey.
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The originals of Nature in their crude
Conception. --Milton.
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4. Undigested; unconcocted; not brought into a form to give
nourishment. "Crude and inconcoct." --Bacon.
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5. Having, or displaying, superficial and undigested
knowledge; without culture or profundity; as, a crude
reasoner.
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6. (Paint.) Harsh and offensive, as a color; tawdry or in bad
taste, as a combination of colors, or any design or work
of art.
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