coward

6 definitions found

coward - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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     2. Destitute of courage; timid; cowardly.
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              Fie, coward woman, and soft-hearted wretch. --Shak.
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     3. Belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of,
        base fear or timidity.
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              He raised the house with loud and coward cries.
                                                    --Shak.
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              Invading fears repel my coward joy.   --Proir.
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  Coward \Cow"ard\, n.
     A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person;
     a poltroon.
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           A fool is nauseous, but a coward worse.  --Dryden.
  
     Syn: Craven; poltroon; dastard.
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  Coward \Cow"ard\, v. t.
     To make timorous; to frighten. [Obs.]
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           That which cowardeth a man's heart.      --Foxe.
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coward - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  coward
      n 1: a person who shows fear or timidity
      2: English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty
         and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973) [syn: Coward, Noel   Coward
         , Sir Noel Pierce Coward]

coward - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  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

coward - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "coward":
     Milquetoast, Scaramouch, baby, big baby, caitiff, chicken,
     chicken liver, craven, dastard, fraid-cat, fraidy-cat, funk,
     funker, gutless, invertebrate, jellyfish, lily liver, lily-livered,
     milksop, mouse, poltroon, poltroonish, pusillanimous, quitter,
     recreant, scaredy-cat, sissy, spunkless, unmanly, weak sister,
     weakling, white feather, white liver