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cress

/kˈɹes/KRES
/kˈɹɛs/KRES

Meaningcyrse, cresse

Common meaning: peppery edible plant

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishcærse‘cyrse, cresse’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishcressesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftscyrse, cresse → peppery edible plantcress‘peppery edible plant’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English cærse ‘cyrse, cresse’.

Roots

  • cærse Old English “cyrse, cresse”

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