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2. Proceeding from fear of danger or
other consequences; befitting a coward; dastardly; base; as,
cowardly malignity. Macaulay.

The cowardly rashness of those who dare not
look danger in the face.

Burke.

Syn. -- Timid; fearful; timorous; dastardly;
pusillanimous; recreant; craven; faint-hearted; chicken-hearted;
white-livered.

Cow"ard*ly, adv. In the manner
of a coward. Spenser.

Cow"ard*ship, n.
Cowardice. [Obs.] Shak.

Cow"bane` (kou"bān`), n.
(Bot.) A poisonous umbelliferous plant; in England,
the Cicuta virosa; in the United States, the Cicuta
maculata and the Archemora rigida. See Water
hemlock.

Cow"ber`ry (-b&ebreve;r`r&ybreve;),
n.; pl. Cowberries (-
r&ibreve;z). (Bot.) A species of Vaccinium
(V. Vitis-idæa), which bears acid red berries which
are sometimes used in cookery; -- locally called mountain
cranberry.

Cow"bird` (-b&etilde;rd`), n.
(Zoöl.


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