n. [ From Croydon, England. ]
n. (Min.) Crystallized cawk, in which the crystals are small. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Cross, n. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F., lit., incredible. ] A French fop or dandy of the time of the Directory; hence, any fop.
☞ The name is said to have been given in allusion not only to the extravagant dress, but also to the frequent use of the phrase “C'est vraiment incroyable” (That is really incredible.). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ Cf. OF. escrouselle a kind of vermin, escrouelles, pl., scrofula, F. écrouelles, fr. (assumed) LL. scrofellae for L. scrofulae. See Scrofula, and cf. Cruels. ] A mean fellow; a wretch. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]