Cri"nite (kr?"n?t), a. [L. crinitus, p. p. of crinire to provide or cover with hair, fr. crinis hair.]
1.
Having the appearance of a tuft of hair; having a hairlike tail or train.
"Comate,
crinite, caudate stars."
airfax.
2. Bot.
Bearded or tufted with hairs.
Gray.
© Webster 1913.