kriss

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A form of kris — A traditional Indonesian, Malaysian, or Filipino sword or dagger having a tapering, usually serpentine blade.

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Meanings

nounkriss (plural krisses)

plural krisses

  1. alternativeAlternative form of kris (“dagger”).

    As far back as 1803 Captain Flinders met the swarthy, sea-going Malajs, clad then, as they are now, in badju and sarong, wearing gracefully-folded turbans on their heads, and with murderous-looking krisses stuck in their girdles.

    1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 269
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APA

kriss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kriss

MLA

“kriss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kriss. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kriss,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kriss.

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