Crew (kr&udd;), n. (Zo÷l.) The Manx shearwater.
Crew (kr&udd;), n. [From older accrue accession, reŰnforcement, hence, company, crew; the first syllable being misunderstood as the indefinite article. See Accrue, Crescent.] 1. A company of people associated together; an assemblage; a throng.
There a noble crew
Of lords and ladies stood on every side.
Spenser.
Faithful to whom? to thy rebellious crew?
Milton.
2. The company of seamen who man a ship, vessel, or at; the company belonging to a vessel or a boat.
&fist; The word crew, in law, is ordinarily used as equivalent to ship's company, including master and other officers. When the master and other officers are excluded, the context always shows it. Story. Burrill.
3. In an extended sense, any small body of men associated for a purpose; a gang; as (Naut.), the carpenter's crew; the boatswain's crew.
Syn. -- Company; band; gang; horde; mob; herd; throng; party.
Crew (kr&udd;), imp. of Crow.
Crew"el (kr?"?l), n. [Perh. for clewel, dim. of clew a ball of thread; or cf. D. krul curl, E. curl. √26.] Worsted yarn,, slackly twisted, used for embroidery.
Crew"el*work` (-w?rk`), n. Embroidery in crewels, commonly done upon some plain material, such as linen.
Crew"et (kr?"?t), n. See Cruet.
Crib (kr?b), n. [AS. crybb; akin to OS. kribbja, D. krib, kribbe, Dan. krybbe, G. krippe, and perh. to MHG. krebe basket, G, korb, and E. rip a sort of wicker basket.]