Crow's-feet

Crow's-feet
Crow's-foot Crow's"-foot` (kr?z"f??t`), n.; pl. {Crow's-feet} (-f[=e]t`). [1913 Webster] 1. pl. The wrinkles that appear, as the effect of age or dissipation, under and around the outer corners of the eyes. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

2. (Mil.) A caltrop. [Written also {crowfoot}.] [1913 Webster]

3. (Arch.) Same as {Bird's-mouth}. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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