I. ˈkrē transitive verb
( creed ; creed ; creeing ; crees )
Etymology: French crever to cause to burst — more at craven
dialect England : to soften (grain) into a pulpy mass by boiling
II. noun
( plural cree or crees )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: short for earlier Christenaux, Christeno, from Canadian French Christianaux, Christino, probably from Ojibwa Kenistenoag
1.
a. : an Indian people ranging from James Bay in Ontario to the Saskatchewan river in Saskatchewan and south into Montana
b. : a member of such people
2. : an Algonquian language of the Cree, Montagnais, and Naskapi peoples
3. : a syllabic writing system used in writing Cree and other languages