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Webster 1913 Edition

Crag

Crag

(krăg)
,
Noun.
[W.
craig
; akin to Gael.
creag
, Corn.
karak
, Armor.
karrek
.]
1.
A steep, rugged rock; a rough, broken cliff, or point of a rock, on a ledge.
From
crag
to
crag
the signal flew.
Sir W. Scott.
2.
(Geol.)
A partially compacted bed of gravel mixed with shells, of the Tertiary age.

Crag

,
Noun.
[A form of
craw
: cf. D.
kraag
neck, collar, G.
kragen
. See
Craw
.]
1.
The neck or throat
[Obs.]
And bear the
crag
so stiff and so state.
Spenser.
2.
The neck piece or scrag of mutton.
Johnson.

Webster 1828 Edition

Crag

CRAG

,
Noun.
[Gr., to break, L., breaking. See Crack.] A steep rugged rock; a rough broken rock, or point of a rock.

CRAG

,
Noun.
[Gr. Roughness, or break. We now call it rack.] The neck, formerly applied to the neck of a human being, as in Spenser. We now apply it to the neck or neck-piece of mutton, and call it a rack of mutton.

Definition 2024

crag

crag

See also: crág and crág-

English

A crag.

Noun

crag ‎(plural crags)

  1. A rocky outcrop.
    • Sir Walter Scott
      From crag to crag the signal flew.
  2. (geology) A partially compacted bed of gravel mixed with shells, of the Tertiary age.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

  • cagr

Etymology

Of uncertain Celtic origin; compare Scots craig, Scottish Gaelic creag, Irish creag, Welsh craig, Manx creg.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kɹæɡ/
  • Rhymes: -æɡ

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