crine


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crine

(kraɪn)
n
1. (Physiology) the hair
2. (Physiology) a head of hair

crine

(kraɪn)
vb (intr)
dialect Scot to shrivel or shrink
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"Whitehaven went very smoothly, but technically it was all very straightforward," Crine says.
They left their imprint on the fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Hispano-Jewish romanceamientos of the Song of Songs, as can be gathered from the various terms related to hair -- guedejas, cabelladura, crencha, crines -- used to translate it in the Spanish Bibles.
"Now construction professionals no longer need to rely on out-of-date software and guesswork to calculate their cost estimates," said Robert Crine, president of Marshall & Swift.
With many in the industry agreeing that oil prices are not likely to recover any time soon, officials from the Crine network (an industry-wide initiative to cut offshore costs) said the cost of procuring a barrel of oil from the UK sector of the North Sea should fall from USD12 to USD10 by the year 2000 and to USD8 by 2002.
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Simon Crine, Ofcom's director for England, said: "This business forum is an important opportunity for us to discuss the key issues with businesses and stakeholders in Tyneside and the North-East.
"Because policyholders participate in the valuation process, they understand their coverage more adequately protects their home," Bob Crine, president of