English Dictionary: Crag | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Crag \Crag\ (kr[acr]g), n. [W. craig; akin to Gael. creag, Corn. karak, Armor. karrek.] 1. A steep, rugged rock; a rough, broken cliff, or point of a rock, on a ledge. From crag to crag the signal flew. --Sir W. Scott. 2. (Geol.) A partially compacted bed of gravel mixed with shells, of the Tertiary age. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Crag \Crag\, n. [A form of craw: cf. D. kraag neck, collar, G. kragen. See {Craw}.] 1. The neck or throat [Obs.] And bear the crag so stiff and so state. --Spenser. 2. The neck piece or scrag of mutton. --Johnson. |