6 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coward \Cow"ard\ (kou"?rd), a. [OF. couard, coard, coart, n. and
adj., F. couard, fr OF coe, coue, tail, F. queue (fr. L.
coda, a form of cauda tail) + -ard; orig., short-tailed, as
an epithet of the hare, or perh., turning tail, like a scared
dog. Cf {Cue}, {Queue}, {Caudal}.]
1. (Her.) Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled
between his legs; -- said of a lion.
2. Destitute of courage; timid; cowardly.
Fie, coward woman, and soft-hearted wretch. --Shak.
3. Belonging to a coward; proceeding from or expressive of
base fear or timidity.
He raised the house with loud and coward cries.
--Shak.
Invading fears repel my coward joy. --Proir.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coward \Cow"ard\, n.
A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person;
a poltroon.
A fool is nauseous, but a coward worse. --Dryden.
Syn: Craven; poltroon; dastard.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coward \Cow"ard\, v. t.
To make timorous; to frighten. [Obs.]
That which cowardeth a man's heart. --Foxe.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
coward
adj : lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly
dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley [syn: {cowardly},
{coward(a)}, {fearful}] [ant: {brave}]
n : a person who shows fear or timidity
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Coward, SC (town, FIPS 17215)
Location: 33.97215 N, 79.74830 W
Population (1990): 532 (211 housing units)
Area: 8.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 29530
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
COWARD, n. One who in a perilous emergency thinks with his legs.
more about coward
browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
or search
thesauri
dictionary
search words
|
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
|
