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Crea"ture (kr&ē;"t&ū;r; 135), n. [F. créature, L. creatura. See Create.] 1. Anything created; anything not self-existent; especially, any being created with life; an animal; a man.
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He asked water, a creature so common and needful that it was against the law of nature to deny him. Fuller.
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God's first creature was light. Bacon.
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On earth, join, all ye creatures, to extol
Him first, him last, him midst, and without end. Milton.
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And most attractive is the fair result
Of thought, the creature of a polished mind. Cowper.
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2. A human being, in pity, contempt, or endearment; as, a poor creature; a pretty creature.
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The world hath not a sweeter creature. Shak.
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3. A person who owes his rise and fortune to another; a servile dependent; an instrument; a tool.
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A creature of the queen's, Lady Anne Bullen. Shak.
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Both Charles himself and his creature, Laud. Macaulay.
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4. A general term among farmers for horses, oxen, etc.
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Creature comforts, those objects, as food, drink, and shelter, which minister to the comfort of the body.
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