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Kris   /krɪs/   Listen
Kris

noun
1.
A Malayan dagger with a wavy blade.  Synonyms: crease, creese.






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"Kris" Quotes from Famous Books



... his eyes twinkling with fun, Santa Claus names each person as he hands out the gifts from his fat Christmas bag and from the generous pile at his feet. All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are ...
— Little Folks' Handy Book • Lina Beard

... derision and wild, savage war cries. There were, perhaps, fifty Dyaks and Malays—fierce, barbaric men; mostly naked to the waist, or with war-coats of brilliant colors. The savage headdress of the Dyaks, the long, narrow, decorated shields, the flashing blades of parang and kris sent a shudder through the girl, so close they seemed beneath the ...
— The Monster Men • Edgar Rice Burroughs



Words linked to "Kris" :   dagger, sticker



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