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coward(dictionary)

coward (iou)



coward noun, adjective, & verb. ME.
[Old French cuard (later couard) from Proto-Romance var. of Latin cauda tail (cf. sense B.2 below): see -ARD.]
A. noun. A person who shows unworthy fear in the face of danger, pain, or difficulty; a person with little or no courage. ME.
b. attrib. or as adjective.
Cowardly. ME.
Pope The Coward-Counsels of a tim'rous Throng.
Heraldry. Of a lion or other animal: having the tail drawn in between the hind legs. E16.
C. verb trans.
Weaken the courage of, make afraid. ME-L17.
Call, or show to be, a coward. M-L17.
cowardize verb trans. make cowardly, daunt E17.
cowardness noun (obsolete exc. Scot.) cowardice LME.
cowardship noun cowardice ME-E17.