crin

Borrowed from French crin (“horsehair”).

crin

1. horsehair fabric

• incr.

Inherited from Latin crīnis.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈkɾin]

crin m (plural crins)

1. hair (from the mane or tail of certain animals, especially horses); horsehair

• crina
• crinera
• crinut

• “crin” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Inherited from Latin crīnis.

• IPA^(key): /kʁɛ̃/
• Rhymes: -ɛ̃
• Homophones: crains, craint, craints, crins

crin m (plural crins)

1. hair (of certain animals, especially horses); horsehair

• à tous crins / à tout crin
• crinière

• “crin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

crin

1. first-person plural preterite indicative of crer

From Greek κρίνο (kríno), Ancient Greek κρίνον (krínon), partly through the intermediate of Slavic *krinъ.

• IPA^(key): /krin/

crin m (plural crini)

1. lily

From Latin crīnis.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾin/ [ˈkɾĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: crin

crin f (plural crines)

1. mane

   Synonym: melena

• “crin”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014