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单词 crow-footed
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crow-footedadj.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcrow-ˈfooted.
1. Marked with ‘crow's feet’ about the eyes.
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the world > life > the body > skin > textures or states of skin > [adjective] > wrinkle
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rivelling1481
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rideled1530
writhled1565
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furrow-faced1607
shrivelled1607
corrugated1623
furrow-fronted1640
seamed1656
pursed1676
corrugate1745
crow's-footed1831
crow-footed1834
lined1839
crowed1851
wrinkled1859
1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales I. 2 His [eyes] were sunken and crow-footed.
1882 W. Besant Revolt of Man i. 1 Her face..was wrinkled and crow-footed in a thousand lines.
2. Having ‘crow-steps’ or ‘corbie-steps’. Scottish.
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1829 Abbotsford Described in A. Cunningham Anniversary 88 The house..presents sundry crow-footed, alias zigzagged, gables.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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