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kris
also creese (krēs)n.
A Malay or Indonesian dagger having a wavy double-edged blade.
[Malay keris.]
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kris
(krɪs)n
(Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a Malayan and Indonesian stabbing or slashing knife with a scalloped edge. Also called: crease or creese
[C16: from Malay kris]
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kris
(kris)n.
a Malay dagger with a wavy blade.
[1570–80; < Malay karis (sp. keris)]
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