crowfoot : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: crowfoot	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for crowfoot
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crowfoot n any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus [syn: buttercup, butterflower, butter-flower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crowfoot \Crow"foot`\ (kr?"f??t`), n. 1. (Bot.) The genus {Ranunculus}, of many species; some are common weeds, others are flowering plants of considerable beauty. 2. (Naut.) A number of small cords rove through a long block, or euphroe, to suspend an awning by. 3. (Mil.) A caltrop. [Written also {crow's-foot}.] 4. (Well Boring) A tool with a side claw for recovering broken rods, etc. --Raymond.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crow's-foot \Crow's"-foot`\ (kr?z"f??t`), n.; pl. {Crow's-feet} (-f[emac]t`). 1. pl. The wrinkles that appear, as the effect of age or dissipation, under and around the outer corners of the eyes. --Tennyson. 2. (Mil.) A caltrop. [Written also {crowfoot}.] 3. (Arch.) Same as {Bird's-mouth}. [U.S.]