Coward /(kou"?rd)/
Cow·ard
Coward
a.
- Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs; -- said of a lion. (Her.)
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Destitute of courage; timid; cowardly.
Fie, coward woman, and soft-hearted wretch.
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Belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of, base fear or timidity.
He raised the house with loud and coward cries.
Invading fears repel my coward joy.
Coward
n.
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A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon.
A fool is nauseous, but a coward worse.
Coward
v. t.
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To make timorous; to frighten. [Obs.]
That which cowardeth a man's heart.