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Definition of Crze

Craze, n. (Ceramics) A crack in the glaze or enamel such as is caused by exposure of the pottery to great or irregular heat.

Craze (krāz), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crazed (krāzd); p. pr. & vb. n. Crazing.] [OE. crasen to break, fr. Scand., perh. through OF.; cf. Sw. krasa to crackle, slå i kras, to break to pieces, F. écraser to crush, fr. the Scand. Cf. Crash.] 1. To break into pieces; to crush; to grind to powder. See Crase.

God, looking forth, will trouble all his host, And craze their chariot wheels.
Milton.

2. To weaken; to impair; to render decrepit. [Obs.]

Till length of years,
And sedentary numbness, craze my limbs.
Milton.

3. To derange the intellect of; to render insane.

Any man . . . that is crazed and out of his wits.
Tilloston.

Grief hath crazed my wits.
Shak.

Craze, v. i. 1. To be crazed, or to act or appear as one that is crazed; to rave; to become insane.

She would weep and he would craze.
Keats.

2. To crack, as the glazing of porcelain or pottery.

Craze, n. 1. Craziness; insanity.

2. A strong habitual desire or fancy; a crotchet.

It was quite a craze with him [Burns] to have his Jean dressed genteelly.
Prof. Wilson.

3. A temporary passion or infatuation, as for same new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; as, the bric-a-brac craze; the æsthetic craze.

Various crazes concerning health and disease.
W. Pater.

Craze, n. (Ceramics) A crack in the glaze or enamel such as is caused by exposure of the pottery to great or irregular heat.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • Craziness; insanity.
  • A strong habitual desire or fancy; a crotchet.
  • A temporary passion or infatuation, as for same new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; as, the bric-a-brac craze; the aesthetic craze.
  • (archaic): To break into pieces; to crush; to grind to powder. See crase.
  • To weaken; to impair; to render decrepit.
  • To derange the intellect of; to render insane.
  • To be crazed, or to act or appear as one that is crazed; to rave; to become insane.
  • To crack, as the glazing of porcelain or pottery.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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