'Cowered' definitions:
Definition of 'Cowered'
From: GCIDE
- Cower \Cow"er\ (kou"[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cowered (kou"[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cowering.] [Cf. Icel. kera to doze, liequiet, Sw. kura, Dan. kure, G. kauern to cower, W. cwrian.] To stoop by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; hence, to quail; to sink through fear. [1913 Webster]
- Our dame sits cowering o'er a kitchen fire. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Like falcons, cowering on the nest. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]