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Cow"ard (kou"?rd), a. [OF. couard, coard, coart, n. and adj., F. couard, fr. OF. coe, coue, tail, F. queue (fr. L. coda, a form of cauda tail) + -ard; orig., short-tailed, as an epithet of the hare, or perh., turning tail, like a scared dog. Cf. Cue, Queue, Caudal.] 1. (Her.) Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs; -- said of a lion.
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2. Destitute of courage; timid; cowardly.
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Fie, coward woman, and soft-hearted wretch. Shak.
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3. Belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of, base fear or timidity.
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He raised the house with loud and coward cries. Shak.
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Invading fears repel my coward joy. Proir.
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Cow"ard, n. A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon.
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A fool is nauseous, but a coward worse. Dryden.

Syn. -- Craven; poltroon; dastard.
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Cow"ard, v. t. To make timorous; to frighten. [Obs.]
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That which cowardeth a man's heart. Foxe.
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