Cressy

We have anglicised the word Cressy, which the French term Crécy, or, to give it a true Picard orthography, Créci.

Recollections of Europe James Fenimore Cooper 1820

"What do you suppose they call you and I 'Cressy' for?"

Continuous Vaudeville Hal [Illustrator] Merrit 1896

"Cressy," said Ford, irritated beyond measure, "are you mad, or do you think I am?"

Cressy Bret Harte 1869

"Cressy," said the young man earnestly, gazing into her shadowed face.

Cressy Bret Harte 1869

She sipped her weak tea and eyed Cressy carefully.

One Year’s Worth of Woe « A Fly in Amber 2009

It was a gesture of equality, Cressy felt, and so she acknowledged it with her own little half-bow and walked on.

One Year’s Worth of Woe « A Fly in Amber 2009

One is of the NCAA "babies hostel", Tower Cressy, though the hostel appears to be leaning in the photograph my grandfather took.

Three adoptions in the family 2011

Up close Cressy saw that the woman was not really much older than herself, though her eyes were wiser than many a mature maid Cressy had known: grey eyes, they were, like clouds full-bellied with rain.

One Year’s Worth of Woe « A Fly in Amber 2009

The next morning, when Cressy woke up, she was filled with an odd sense of purpose and certainty.

One Year’s Worth of Woe « A Fly in Amber 2009

Making the images, and then voicing them, was something Cressy had become more fluent in over the year.

One Year’s Worth of Woe « A Fly in Amber 2009