Coward \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.
2. Destitute of courage; timid; cowardly.
Fie, coward woman, and soft-hearted wretch. --Shak.
3. Belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of,
base fear or timidity.
He raised the house with loud and coward cries.
--Shak.
Invading fears repel my coward joy. --Proir.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Coward \Cow"ard\, n.
A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person;
a poltroon.
A fool is nauseous, but a coward worse. --Dryden.
Syn: Craven; poltroon; dastard.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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