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kris [krɪs] n
(Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a Malayan and Indonesian stabbing or slashing knife with a scalloped edge Also called crease creese [from Malay kris] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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 schooner's side. Lower till that rope-loop - on the after-leach - kris - no, it's cringle - till the cringle was down on the boom. |
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kris - a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade