CROW-NET
CROW-NET, noun In England, a net for catching wild fowls; the net used in New England for catching wild pigeons.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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CROW-SILK
CROW-SILK, noun A plant, the Conferva rivalis.
CROW-TOE
CROW-TOE, noun A plant; as the tufted crow-toe
CROWD
CROWD, CROWTH, noun An instrument of music with six strings; a kind of violin.
CROWDED
CROWDED, participle passive Collected and pressed; pressed together; urged; driven; filled by a promiscuous multitude.
CROWDER
CROWDER, noun A fiddler; one who plays on a crowd.
CROWDING
CROWDING, participle present tense Pressing together; pushing; thrusting; driving; assembling in a promiscuous multitude; filling; urging.
CROWING
CROWING, participle present tense Uttering a particular voice, as a cock; boasting in triumph; vaunting; bragging.
CROWN
CROWN, noun [G., Latin]1. An ornament worn on the head by kings and sovereign princes, as a badge of imperial or regal power and dignity. Figuratively, regal power; royalty; kin...
CROWN-GLASS
CROWN-GLASS, noun The finest sort of English window-glass.
CROWN-IMPERIAL
CROWN-IMPERIAL, noun A plant of the genus Fritillaria, having a beautiful flower.
CROWN-OFFICE
CROWN-OFFICE, noun In England, an office belonging to the court of Kings Bench, of which the kings coroner or attorney is commonly master, and in which the attorney general and ...
CROWN-POST
CROWN-POST, noun In building, a post which stands upright in the middle, between two principal rafters.
CROWN-SCAB
CROWN-SCAB, noun A scab formed round the corners of a horses hoof, a cancerous and painful sore.
CROWN-THISTLE
CROWN-THISTLE, noun A flower.
CROWN-WHEEL
CROWN-WHEEL, noun In a watch, the upper wheel next the balance, which drives the balance, and in royal pendulums, is called the swing-wheel.
CROWN-WORK
CROWN-WORK, noun In fortification, an outwork running into the field, consisting of two demi-bastions at the extremes and an entire bastion int he middle, with curtains. It is d...
CROWNED
CROWNED, participle passive Invested with a crown, or with regal power and dignity; honored; dignified; rewarded with a crown, wreath, garland or distinction; recompensed; termi...
CROWNER
CROWNER, noun He or that which crowns or completes.
CROWNET
CROWNET, noun A coronet, which see. Shakspeare has used it for chief end or last purpose; but this sense is singular.
CROWNING
CROWNING, participle present tense Investing with a crown, or with royalty or supreme power; honoring with a wreath or with distinction; adorning; rewarding; finishing; perfecti...
CROWS-BILL
CROWS-BILL, noun In surgery, a kind of forceps for extracting bullets and other things from wounds.
CROWS-FEET
CROWS-FEET, noun The wrinkles under the eyes, which are the effects of age.
CROWS-FOOT
CROWS-FOOT, noun In the military art, a machine of iron, with four points, so formed that in whatever way it falls, there is one point upwards, and intended to stop or embarrass...
CROWTH
CROWD, CROWTH noun An instrument of music with six strings; a kind of violin.CROWD, noun [See Crew.]1. Properly, a collection; a number of things collected, or closely pressed t...
CROYLSTONE
CROYLSTONE, noun Crystalized cauk, in which the crystals are small.
CRUCIAL
CRUCIAL, adjective [Latin, a cross.] In surgery, transverse; passing across; intersecting; in form of a cross; as crucial incision.