'Crowfoot' definitions:
Definition of 'crowfoot'
From: WordNet
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus [syn: buttercup, butterflower, butter-flower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup]
Definition of 'Crowfoot'
From: GCIDE
- Crowfoot \Crow"foot`\ (kr?"f??t`), n.
- 1. (Bot.) The genus Ranunculus, of many species; some are common weeds, others are flowering plants of considerable beauty. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Naut.) A number of small cords rove through a long block, or euphroe, to suspend an awning by. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Mil.) A caltrop. [Written also crow's-foot.] [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Well Boring) A tool with a side claw for recovering broken rods, etc. --Raymond. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'crowfoot'
From: GCIDE
- Crow's-foot \Crow's"-foot`\ (kr?z"f??t`), n.; pl. Crow's-feet (-f[=e]t`). [1913 Webster]
- 1. pl. The wrinkles that appear, as the effect of age or dissipation, under and around the outer corners of the eyes. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mil.) A caltrop. [Written also crowfoot.] [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Arch.) Same as Bird's-mouth. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]