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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024crow's-foot /ˈkroʊzˌfʊt/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -feet. - Usually, crow's-feet. [plural] tiny wrinkles at the outer corners of the eyes resulting from age or constant squinting.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024crow's-foot (krōz′fŏŏt′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -feet. - Usually, crow's-feet. any of the tiny wrinkles at the outer corners of the eyes resulting from age or constant squinting.
- [Aeron.]an arrangement of ropes in which one main rope exerts pull at several points simultaneously through a group of smaller ropes, as in balloon or airship rigging.
- Clothing(in tailoring) a three-pointed embroidered design used as a finish, as at the end of a seam or opening.
- crowfoot (def. 1).
- 1350–1400; Middle English; so called because likened to a crow's foot or footprint
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: crow's-foot n ( pl -feet)- (often plural) a wrinkle at the outer corner of the eye
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