Part 2521

<blockquote>He raised the house with loud and <b>coward</b> cries. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Invading fears repel my <b>coward</b> joy. <i>Proir.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Coward</h1> <Xpage=336>

<hw>Cow"ard</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon.</def>

<blockquote>A fool is nauseous, but a <b>coward</b> worse. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Craven; poltroon; dastard.</syn>

<h1>Coward</h1> <Xpage=336>

<hw>Cow"ard</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To make timoroys; to frighten.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>That which <b>cowardeth</b> a man's heart. <i>Foxe.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Cowardice</h1> <Xpage=336>

<hw>Cow"ard*ice</hw> <tt>(-?s)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>couardise</ets>, fr. <ets>couard</ets>. See <er>Coward</er>.]</ety> <def>Want of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; pusillanimity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>cowardice</b> of doing wrong. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Moderation was despised as <b>cowardice</b>. <i>Macualay.</i></blockquote>

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<h1>Cowardie</h1> <Xpage=337>

<hw>Cow"ard*ie</hw> <tt>(kou"?rd-?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>couardie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Cowardice.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Cowardish</h1> <Xpage=337>

<hw>Cow"ard*ish</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Cowardly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> " A base and a <i>cowardish</i> mind."

<i>Robynson (More's Utopia).</i>

<h1>Cowardize</h1> <Xpage=337>

<hw>Cow"ard*ize</hw> <tt>(-<?/z)</tt>, <tt>v. t. </tt> <def>To render cowardly</def>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>God . . . <b>cowardizeth</b> . . . insolent spirits. <i>Bp. Hall.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Cowardliness</h1> <Xpage=337>

<hw>Cow"ard*li*ness</hw> <tt>(-l?-n?s)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Cowardice.</def>

<h1>Cowardly</h1> <Xpage=337>

<hw>Cow"ard*ly</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Wanting courage; basely or weakly timid or fearful; pusillanimous; spiritless.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>cowardly</b> rascals that ran from the battle. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Proceeding from fear of danger or other consequences; befitting a coward; dastardly; base; <as>as, <ex>cowardly</ex> malignity</as>.</def>