Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One of the groups with hereditary membership whose members organize and participate as costumed paraders in the annual Mardi Gras carnival.

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  • noun A private organization in New Orleans that exists to stage a Mardi Gras Ball, Mardi Gras Parade, or both.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Alteration of crew.]

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From crew

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Examples

  • Early Gasparilla parades featured a "krewe" - high-society social club members in full pirate regalia - arriving on horseback and "capturing" the city.

    ajc.com - News 2010

  • Early Gasparilla parades featured a "krewe" - high-society social club members in full pirate regalia - arriving on horseback and "capturing" the city.

    ajc.com - News 2010

  • Early Gasparilla parades featured a "krewe" - high-society social club members in full pirate regalia - arriving on horseback and "capturing" the city.

    ajc.com - News 2010

  • Early Gasparilla parades featured a "krewe" - social club members in full pirate regalia - arriving on horseback and "capturing" the city.

    BallHype - Top Sports News, Videos, and Blogs 2010

  • Early Gasparilla parades featured a "krewe" - high-society social club members in full pirate regalia - arriving on horseback and "capturing" the city.

    ajc.com - News 2010

  • Early Gasparilla parades featured a "krewe" - high-society social club members in full pirate regalia - arriving on horseback and "capturing" the city.

    ajc.com - News 2010

  • We are a team, a company, maybe even what the asura call a krewe.

    Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon Matt Forbeck 2010

  • We are a team, a company, maybe even what the asura call a krewe.

    Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon Matt Forbeck 2010

  • We are a team, a company, maybe even what the asura call a krewe.

    Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon Matt Forbeck 2010

  • We are a team, a company, maybe even what the asura call a krewe.

    Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon Matt Forbeck 2010

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