crue
See also: crûe
English
Noun
crue (plural crues)
- Obsolete form of crew.
- 1620, Edward Elton, An Exposition of the Epistle of Saint Paul to the Colossians (page 101)
- […] hee would seeme to make that to be, which is not, and so doth winne to himselfe from simple people that runne after men of that cursed crue […]
- 1620, Edward Elton, An Exposition of the Epistle of Saint Paul to the Colossians (page 101)
Anagrams
- Cure, cuer, cure, ecru, écru
French
Etymology
From croître (“to grow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʁy/
Audio (file) - Homophones: cru, crû
Noun
crue f (plural crues)
- flood
- Synonym: inondation
- (obsolete) growth
Adjective
crue
- feminine singular of cru
Participle
crue f sg
- feminine singular of the past participle of croire
Further reading
- “crue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- cure, curé, écru, reçu
Norman
Adjective
crue
- feminine singular of crû
Venetian
Adjective
crue f
- feminine plural of cruo