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kris

noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay keris. Doublet of kalis. Recognized as part of English ca. 1580.

  1. borrowed from keris

Definitions

  1. A traditional Indonesian, Malaysian, or Filipino sword or dagger having a tapering,…

    A traditional Indonesian, Malaysian, or Filipino sword or dagger having a tapering, usually serpentine blade.

    • Anne Talbot looked demurely ravishing, as was her intention, in a very low-cut evening frock of bottle-green, choker of Kelantan silver, earrings in the shape of krises.

  2. To stab or cut with a kris

    To stab or cut with a kris; to kill with a kris.

    • [...] when I was a boy, but Rajah Sul and Sultan Abdel krissed and speared all the poor people and burned the campongs.
    • One Malay seaman had resisted the rattan halter––he had been krissed to death on the spot and thrown overboard.

  3. A diminutive of the female given names Kristina, Kristin, Kristine and related given…

    A diminutive of the female given names Kristina, Kristin, Kristine and related given names (Christina, etc).

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A diminutive of the male given names Christopher, Christian, and related given names.

      • Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who was tapped to help Vice President Mike Pence lead the panel, defended the commission in an interview on CNN’s “New Day” Monday.

    2. plural of KRI

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