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crypt

crypt \'kript\ \'krip-t*l\ n [L crypta, fr. Gk krypte-, fr. fem. of kryptos 
   hidden, fr.] kryptein to hide; akin to ON hreysar heap of stones, Lith 
   krauti to pile up 1: a chamber (as a vault) wholly or partly underground; 
   esp : a vau lt under the main floor of a church 2: a simple gland, 
   glandular cavity, or tube : FOLLICLE  - crypt.al aj