Part 2619

<h1>Crowder</h1> <Xpage=349>

<hw>Crowd"er</hw> <tt>(kroud"?r)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who plays on a crowd; a fiddler.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "Some blind <i>crowder</i>."

<i>Sir P. Sidney.</i>

<h1>Crowder</h1> <Xpage=349>

<hw>Crowd"er</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who crowds or pushes.</def>

<h1>Crowdy</h1> <Xpage=349>

<hw>Crow"dy</hw> <tt>(krou"d?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A thick gruel of oatmeal and milk or water; food of the porridge kind.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<h1>Crowflower</h1> <Xpage=349>

<hw>Crow"flow`er</hw> <tt>(kr?"flou`?r)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of campion; according to Gerarde, the <i>Lychnis Flos-cuculi</i>.</def>

<h1>Crowfoot</h1> <Xpage=349>

<hw>Crow"foot`</hw> <tt>(kr?"f??t`)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The genus <spn>Ranunculus</spn>, of many species; some are common weeds, others are flowering plants of considerable beauty.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A number of small cords rove through a long block, or euphroe, to suspend an awning by.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A caltrop. <altsp>[Written also <asp>crow's-foot</asp>.]</alstsp>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Well Boring)</fld> <def>A tool with a side claw for recovering broken rods, etc.</def>

<i>Raymond.</i>

<h1>Crowkeeper</h1> <Xpage=349>

<hw>Crow"keep`er</hw> <tt>(-k?p`?r)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A person employed to scare off crows; hence, a scarecrow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Scaring the ladies like a <b>crowkeeper</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Crown</h1> <Xpage=349>

<hw>Crown</hw> <tt>(kr?n)</tt>, <def><tt>p. p.</tt> of <er>Crow</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Crown</h1> <Xpage=349>

<hw>Crown</hw> <tt>(kroun)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>corone</ets>, <ets>coroun</ets>, <ets>crune</ets>, <ets>croun</ets>, OF. <ets>corone</ets>, <ets>corune</ets>, F. <ets>couronne</ets>, fr. L. <ets>corona</ets> crown, wreath; akin to Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/ anything curved, crown; cf. also L. <ets>curvus</ets> curved, E. <ets>curve</ets>, <ets>curb</ets>, Gael. <ets>cruinn</ets> round, W. <ets>crwn</ets>. Cf. <er>Cornice</er>, <er>Corona</er>, <er>Coroner</er>, <er>Coronet</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A wreath or garland, or any ornamental fillet encircling the head, especially as a reward of victory or mark of honorable distinction; hence, anything given on account of, or obtained by, faithful or successful effort; a reward.</def> "An olive branch and laurel <i>crown</i>."

<i>Shak.</i>

<blockquote>They do it to obtain a corruptible <b>crown</b>; but we an incorruptiblle. <i>1 Cor. ix. 25.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a <b>crown</b> of life. <i>Rev. ii. 10.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors, kings, princes, etc.</def>

<note>&hand; Nobles wear <i>coronets</i>; the triple <i>crown</i> of the pope is usually called a <i>tiara</i>. The <i>crown</i> of England is a circle of gold with crosses, fleurs-de-lis, and imperial arches, inclosing a crimson velvet cap, and ornamented with thousands of diamonds and precious stones.</note>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>The person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the sovereign; -- with the definite article.</def>