Coward,

8 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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: {Noel Coward},
           {Sir Noel Pierce Coward}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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
  
  

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  COWARD, n.  One who in a perilous emergency thinks with his legs.
  
  

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 U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Coward, SC -- U.S. town in South Carolina
     Population (2000):    650
     Housing Units (2000): 263
     Land area (2000):     3.423126 sq. miles (8.865856 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.006545 sq. miles (0.016951 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3.429671 sq. miles (8.882807 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            17215
     Located within:       South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
     Location:             33.975560 N, 79.747097 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     29530
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Coward, SC
      Coward