Cre"tian (krē"shan), a. & n. See Cretan.
Cre"tic (krē"t&ibreve;k), n. [L. Creticus (sc. pes foot), Gr. Kritiko`s (sc. poy`s foot), prop., a Cretan (metrical) foot.] (Gr. & Lat. Pros.) A poetic foot, composed of one short syllable between two long ones (- ⌣ -). Bentley.
Cre"ti*cism (-t&ibreve;*s&ibreve;z'm), n. Falsehood; lying; cretism.
Cre"tin (krē"t&ibreve;n), n. [F. crÚtin; of uncertain origin.] One afflicted with cretinism.
Cre"tin*ism (krē"t&ibreve;n*&ibreve;z'm), n. [F. crÚtinisme.] A condition of endemic or inherited idiocy, accompanied by physical degeneracy and deformity (usually with goiter), frequent in certain mountain valleys, esp. of the Alps.
Cre"tin*ous (-ŭs), a. Having the characteristics of a cretin. "Cretinous stupefaction." Ruskin.
Cre"tism (krē"t&ibreve;z'm), n. [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?; lying, fr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?; to act like a Cretan, that is, to lie. "The Cretians are always liars." Titus i. 12.] A Cretan practice; lying; a falsehood.
Cre*tonne" (kr?-t?n"), n. [F., gr. Creton, its first manufacturer.] 1. A strong white fabric with warp of hemp and weft of flax.