Crispin, Saint Crispin, St. Crispin
(noun) patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Crispin
A male given name from Latin.
A Roman shoemaker, martyr and saint, and brother of Crispinian; patron saint of cobblers and tanners.
Crispin (plural Crispins)
(jocular, dated) A shoemaker.
A variety of apple, the Mutsu.
Source: Wiktionary
Cris"pin (krs"pn), n.
1. A shoemaker; -- jocularly so called from the patron sant of the craft.
2. A member of a union or association of shoemakers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
