S. Africa. [a. S. African Du., = Du. krans, in Kilian krants, coronet, chaplet; cf. Ger. kranz coronet, garland, circle, ring, encircling horizon of mountains, cornice.] A wall of rock encircling a mountain or summit; hence, more widely, any precipitous or overhanging wall of rocks bordering high ground or hemming in a valley.
1834. Pringle, Afr. Sk., 43.
| Our Lothian Friends with their good Mother dwell, | |
| Beside yon Kranz whose pictured records tell. |
1849. E. E. Napier, Excurs. S. Africa, II. 183. ‘The river,’ says Farley, in a whisper, ‘runs under yon krantz’ [note, Wooded crag, or cliff].
1880. S. Africa (ed. 3), 132. The forests are generally situated in kloofs and mountain sides, and in steep krantzes.
1892. Midl. News & Karroo Farmer, 4 March, 6. The krantz that overhangs the Maraisburg road … is in a very dangerous state, and yesterday a large stone … fell into the road.
