Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Crowder (2)

Crowd″er, n. One who crowds or pushes.

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Crowdy

Crow″dy (krou″d?), n. A thick gruel of oatmeal and milk or water; food of the porridge kind.

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Crowflower

Crow″flow′er (kr?″flou′?r), n.(Bot.) A kind of campion; according to Gerarde, the Lychnis Flos-cuculi.

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Crowfoot

Crow″foot′ (kr?″f??t′), n. 1. (Bot.) The genus Ranunculus, of many species; some are common weeds, others are flowering plants of considerable beauty.2. (Naut.) A number of smal...

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Crowkeeper

Crow″keep′er (–k?p′?r), n. A person employed to scare off crows; hence, a scarecrow.Scaring the ladies like a crowkeeper.Shak.

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Crown

Crown (kr?n), p. p. of Crow.

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Crown (2)

Crown (kroun), n. [OE. corone, coroun, crune, croun, OF. corone, corune, F. couronne, fr. L. corona crown, wreath; akin to Gr. κορώνη anything curved, crown; cf. also L. curvus ...

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Crown (3)

Crown (kroun), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Crowned (kround); p. pr. & vb. n.Crowning.] [OE. coronen, corunen, crunien, crounien, OF. coroner, F. couronner, fr. L. coronare, fr. corona a ...

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Crown colony

Crown colony. A colony of the British Empire not having an elective magistracy or a parliament, but governed by a chief magistrate (called Governor) appointed by the Crown, with...

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Crown office

Crown″ of′fice (?f′f?s; 115). (Eng. Law) The criminal branch of the Court of King's or Queen's Bench, commonly called the crown side of the court, which takes cognizance of all ...

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Crown side

Crown″ side′ (s?d′). See Crown office.

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Crown wheel

Crown″ wheel′ (hw?l′). [Named from its resemblance to a crown.] (Mach.) A wheel with cogs or teeth set at right angles to its plane; — called also a contrate wheel or face wheel.

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Crown-imperial

Crown″–im‐pe″ri‐al (–?m–p?″r?–al), n.(Bot.) A spring-blooming plant (Fritillaria imperialis) of the Lily family, having at the top of the stalk a cluster of pendent bell-shaped ...

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Crown-post

Crown″–post′ (kroun″p?st′), n. Same as King-post.

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Crown-saw

Crown″–saw′ (–s?′), n. [From its supposed resemblance to a crown.] (Mech.) A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder, with teeth on the end or edge, and operated by a rotative moti...

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Crowned

Crowned (kround), p. p. & a. 1. Having or wearing a crown; surmounted, invested, or adorned, with a crown, wreath, garland, etc.; honored; rewarded; completed; consummated; perf...

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Crowner

Crown″er (kroun″?r), n. 1. One who, or that which, crowns. Beau. & FL.2. [Cf. Coroner.] A coroner.

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Crownet

Crown″et (kroun″?t), n. [See Crown, Coronet.]1. A coronet. P. Whitehead.2. The ultimate end and result of an undertaking; a chief end.O this false soul of Egypt! this grave char...

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Crownland

Crown″land′ (?), n. [G. kronland.] In Austria-Hungary, one of the provinces, or largest administrative divisions of the monarchy; as, the crownland of Lower Austria.

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Crownless

Crown″less, a. Without a crown.

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Crownlet

Crown″let (–l?t), n. A coronet. Sir W. Scott.

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Crownpiece

Crown″piece′ (–p?s′), n. (a) A piece or part which passes over the head, as in a bridle. (b) A coin [In sense (b) properly crown piece.] See Crown, 19.

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Crownwork

Crown″work′ (–w?rk′), n.(Fort.) A work consisting of two or more bastioned fronts, with their outworks, covering an enceinte, a bridgehead, etc., and connected by wings with the...

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Crows

Crows (kr?z), n. pl.; sing.Crow. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians of the Dakota stock, living in Montana; — also called Upsarokas.

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Crowstep

Crow″step′ (kr?″st?p′), n.(Arch.) See Corriestep.

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Crowstone

Crow″stone′ (kr?″st?n′), n.(Arch.) The top stone of the gable end of a house. Halliwell.

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Crowth

Crowth (krouth), n. An ancient musical instrument. See 4th Crowd.