"krewe" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "An intentionally archaic (or fanciful) spelling of crew, from the name of \"The Mistick Krewe of Comus\", the first such private organization.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "krewes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "krewe (plural krewes)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2009 February 22, Thomas Mallon, “Storyville”, in New York Times:",
          "text": "In 2004, as captain of the Rex krewe — one of the more progressive Mardi Gras organizations — Billy made a hesitant approach, too little and too late, trying to get to know Tootie Montana.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A private organization in New Orleans or elsewhere that exists to stage a Mardi Gras Ball, Mardi Gras Parade, or both."
      ],
      "id": "en-krewe-en-noun-CWeNAs8h",
      "links": [
        [
          "New Orleans",
          "New Orleans"
        ],
        [
          "Mardi Gras",
          "Mardi Gras"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "krewe"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "krewe"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "An intentionally archaic (or fanciful) spelling of crew, from the name of \"The Mistick Krewe of Comus\", the first such private organization.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "krewes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "krewe (plural krewes)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2009 February 22, Thomas Mallon, “Storyville”, in New York Times:",
          "text": "In 2004, as captain of the Rex krewe — one of the more progressive Mardi Gras organizations — Billy made a hesitant approach, too little and too late, trying to get to know Tootie Montana.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A private organization in New Orleans or elsewhere that exists to stage a Mardi Gras Ball, Mardi Gras Parade, or both."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "New Orleans",
          "New Orleans"
        ],
        [
          "Mardi Gras",
          "Mardi Gras"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "krewe"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "krewe"
}