[Cf. Du. krans wreath, garland; and see the latter word.] Naut. (See quot.)
1846. A. Young, Naut. Dict., s.v., Crance. A kind of iron cap on the outer end of the bowsprit, through which the jib-boom traverses. Also a name sometimes given to any boom iron.
Crance, chaplet, garland: see CRANTS.
