cruse. n. A small earthenware container, such as a pot or jar, for holding liquids. [Middle English., perhaps from Middle Dutch. , pot .]. (kruËz).er mother prepared her a basket of provisions with all sorts of good things, and a goat skin full of wine; the girl now got into the waggon, and her mother gave her also a golden cruse of oil, that she and her women might anoint themselves.
dominate verb (BE IMPORTANT). C1 [T] to be the âlargest, most âimportant, or most ânoticeable âpart of something: The âcathedral dominates the âlandscape for âmiles around. The âdispute is âlikely to dominate the ânews.
Definitions. 1  Dominant Culture â the dominant culture of a society refers to the main culture in a society which is shared or accepted without any opposition by the majority of a population. For example having your hair dyed green would be seen as unacceptable by the vast majority of the population.