Part 2623

<hw>Crows</hw> <tt>(kr?z)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt>; <sing>sing. <singw>Crow</singw></sing>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A tribe of Indians of the Dakota stock, living in Montana; -- also called <altname>Upsarokas</altname>.</def>

<h1>Crow's-foot</h1> <Xpage=350>

<hw>Crow's"-foot`</hw> <tt>(kr?z"f??t`)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Crow's-feet</plw> <tt>(-f<?/t`)</tt>.</plu>

<p><b>1.</b> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The wrinkles that appear, as the effect of age or dissipation, under and around the outer corners of the eyes.</def>

<i>Tennyson.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A caltrop.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>crowfoot</asp>.]</altsp>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Bird's-mouth</er>.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark>

<h1>Crow-silk</h1> <Xpage=350>

<hw>Crow"-silk`</hw> <tt>(kr?"s?lk`)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A filamentous fresh-water alga (<spn>Conferva rivularis</spn> of Linnaeus, <spn>Rhizoclonium rivulare</spn> of Kutzing).</def>

<h1>Crow's-nest</h1> <Xpage=350>

<hw>Crow's-nest`</hw> <tt>(kr?z"n?st`)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A box or perch near the top of a mast, esp. in whalers, to shelter the man on the lookout.</def>

<h1>Crowstep</h1> <Xpage=350>

<hw>Crow"step`</hw> <tt>(kr?"st?p`)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>See <er>Corriestep</er>.</def>

<h1>Crowstone</h1> <Xpage=350>

<hw>Crow"stone`</hw> <tt>(kr?"st?n`)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The top stone of the gable end of a house.</def>

<i>Halliwell.</i>

<h1>Crowth</h1> <Xpage=350>

<hw>Crowth</hw> <tt>(krouth)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An ancient musical instrument. See 4th <er>Crowd</er>.</def>

<h1>Crowtoe</h1> <Xpage=350>

<hw>Crow"toe`</hw> <tt>(kr?"t?`)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The <i>Lotus corniculatus</i>.</def>

<i>Dr. Prior.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An unidentified plant, probably the crowfoot.</def> "The tufted <i>crowtoe</i>."

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Crow-trodden</h1> <Xpage=350>

<hw>Crow"-trod`den</hw> <tt>(kr?"tr?d`d'n)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Marked with crow's-feet, or wrinkles, about the eyes.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<blockquote>Do I look as if I were <b>crow-trodden</b>? <i>Beau. & FL.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Croylstone</h1> <Xpage=350>

<hw>Croyl"stone`</hw> <tt>(kroil"st?n`)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Crystallized cawk, in which the crystals are small.</def>