Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Roman shoemaker who with his brother Saint Crispinian sought to spread Christianity and was martyred.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A shoemaker: a familiar name, used in allusion to Crispin or Crispinus, the patron saint of the craft. Specifically
- noun A member of the shoemakers' trade-union called the Knights of St. Crispin. - st Crispin's day, October 25th.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A shoemaker; -- jocularly so called from the patron saint of the craft.
- noun A member of a union or association of shoemakers.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A male
given name . - proper noun A
Roman shoemaker ,martyr andsaint (brother of Crispinian);patron saint ofcobblers andtanners . - noun humorous, dated A
shoemaker .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century)
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Crispin.
Examples
-
Jessa Crispin is editor and founder of Bookslut. com a monthly web magazine and daily blog dedicated to those who love to read.
-
[3] St. Crispin is the patron saint of shoemakers.
Letter 245 2009
-
Jessa Crispin is editor and founder of Bookslut. com a monthly web magazine and daily blog dedicated to those who love to read.
Audio Interview with Jessa Crispin, editor and founder of Bookslut, by Nigel Beale. 2009
-
This year, Crispin is in the awards hunt with two very different Burger King campaigns:
Fewer ads entered at Cannes Lions as fewer people attend 2009
-
"Crispin is at the table almost from the get-go, from naming products to developing packaging," says Klein.
Fewer ads entered at Cannes Lions as fewer people attend 2009
-
Crispin is one of those people that looks and acts like he could snap at any moment and kill everyone on set.
-
His plans for becoming the next Lord are in jeopardy if Crispin is allowed to live.
Oh, No! Not the Wolf's Head! ____Maggie 2007
-
His plans for becoming the next Lord are in jeopardy if Crispin is allowed to live.
Archive 2007-05-01 ____Maggie 2007
-
He came of the noble race of Crispin descended from the Neustrian, Gislebert, who first received the name Crispin because of his erect curly hair.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
-
Crispin is fucking off and I mean off as in he lives in his own head.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.