Cressy

//ˈkɹɛsi// adj, name

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Abounding in cresses.

    "Between the copse and the brook, the slope was covered with pale lilac lady's-smocks, each standing separately in the grass, a frail stalk of bloom above a spread of cressy leaves."

  2. 2
    Resembling or characteristic of cress.

    "a slightly cressy flavor"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Crecy (Crecy-en-Ponthieu, Crecy Forest, Crecy Campaign, Battle of Crecy)
  2. 2
    Former name of Cressey: a census-designated place in Merced County, California, United States.
  3. 3
    A surname from Anglo-Norman.
  4. 4
    A town in Northern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.
  5. 5
    A locality in the Shire of Colac Otway and the Shire of Corangamite, south western Victoria, Australia

Synonyms

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crecycressey

Example

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"Between the copse and the brook, the slope was covered with pale lilac lady's-smocks, each standing separately in the grass, a frail stalk of bloom above a spread of cressy leaves."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From cress + -y.

Etymology 2

From French Crécy.

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