English Dictionary: cruth | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for cruth | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Crowd \Crowd\, n. [W. crwth; akin to Gael. cruit. Perh. named from its shape, and akin to Gr. kyrto`s curved, and E. curve. Cf. {Rote}.] An ancient instrument of music with six strings; a kind of violin, being the oldest known stringed instrument played with a bow. [Written also {croud}, {crowth}, {cruth}, and {crwth}.] A lackey that . . . can warble upon a crowd a little. --B. Jonson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cruth \Cruth\ (kr?th), n. [W. crwth.] (Mus.) See 4th {Crowd}. |