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Synonyms for kris
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : krees |
| Phonetic Transcription : kris |
Top 10 synonyms for kris Other synonyms for the word kris
Définition of kris
Origin :- short Malay dagger with a wavy blade, 1570s, said to be a Javanese word.
- As in sword : noun weapon
- Hassim, with an alert movement, grasped the handle of his kris.
- Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad
- Some of them had matchlocks, but the greater part of them only spear and kris.
- Extract from : « At the Point of the Bayonet » by G. A. Henty
- Harry and Abdool had both armed themselves with a kris and spear.
- Extract from : « At the Point of the Bayonet » by G. A. Henty
- This is for—for your mother; only an envelope from Kris to her.
- Extract from : « Mr. Kris Kringle » by S. Weir Mitchell
- I am only armed with a kris, and have no spear as thou hast,' he said.
- Extract from : « In Court and Kampong » by Hugh Clifford
- Next to his Koran the kris is the most sacred thing the Malay possesses.
- Extract from : « Tales of the Malayan Coast » by Rounsevelle Wildman
- The kris as a weapon of offence and defence is now almost a thing of the past.
- Extract from : « Tales of the Malayan Coast » by Rounsevelle Wildman
- Everywhere, the male Javanese carry the kris or native knife in the girdle.
- Extract from : « Across the Equator » by Thomas H. Reid
- Take care, Kris, that you don't get wall-eyed during the night.
- Extract from : « The Cat in Grandfather's House » by Carl Henry Grabo
- "Show us either of them and we'll prove our quality," Malay Kris boasted.
- Extract from : « The Cat in Grandfather's House » by Carl Henry Grabo
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