Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Craze

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Craze


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(1):

(v. i.) To crack, as the glazing of porcelain or pottery.

(2):

(v. t.) To break into pieces; to crush; to grind to powder. See Crase.

(3):

(v. t.) To weaken; to impair; to render decrepit.

(4):

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

(5):

(v. t.) To derange the intellect of; to render insane.

(6):

(n.) Craziness; insanity.

(7):

(n.) A strong habitual desire or fancy; a crotchet.

(8):

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

(9):

(n.) A temporary passion or infatuation, as for same new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; as, the bric-a-brac craze; the aesthetic craze.