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Webster 1913 Edition
Cranny
Cran′ny
(krăn′ny̆)
, Noun.
pl.
Crannies
(-nĭz)
. [F.
cran
notch, prob. from L. crena
(a doubful word).] 1.
A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in a wall, or other substance.
In a firm building, the cavities ought not to be filled with rubbish, but with brick or stone fitted to the
crannies
. Dryden.
He peeped into every
cranny
. Arbuthnot.
2.
(Glass Making)
A tool for forming the necks of bottles, etc.
Cran′ny
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Crannied
(-n?d)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Crannying
.] 1.
To crack into, or become full of, crannies.
[R.]
The ground did
cranny
everywhere. Golding.
2.
To haunt, or enter by, crannies.
All tenantless, save to the
crannying
wind. Byron.
Cran′ny
,Adj.
Quick; giddy; thoughtless.
[Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cranny
CRANNY
,Noun.
1.
Properly, a rent; but commonly, any small narrow opening, fissure, crevice or chink, as in a wall, or other substance.In a firm building, the cavities ought to be filled with brick or stone, fitted to the crannies.
2.
A hole; a secret retired place.He peeped into every cranny.
3.
In glass-making, an iron instrument for forming the necks of glasses.