COWARD

a. n. v.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs; -- said of a lion.

2.
a.

Destitute of courage; timid; cowardly. Fie, coward woman, and soft-hearted wretch. Shak.

3.
a.

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.

4.
n.

A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon. A fool is nauseous, but a coward worse. Dryden.

5.
v.

To make timoroys; to frighten. [Obs.] That which cowardeth a man's heart. Foxe.


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