Coward : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Coward	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Coward
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coward n a person who shows fear or timidity English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973) Synonym(s): Coward, Noel Coward, Sir Noel Pierce Coward
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coward \Cow"ard\, n. A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon. A fool is nauseous, but a coward worse. --Dryden. Syn: Craven; poltroon; dastard.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coward \Cow"ard\, v. t. To make timorous; to frighten. [Obs.] That which cowardeth a man's heart. --Foxe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. 2. Destitute of courage; timid; cowardly. Fie, coward woman, and soft-hearted wretch. --Shak. 3. Belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of, base fear or timidity. He raised the house with loud and coward cries. --Shak. Invading fears repel my coward joy. --Proir.
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