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Crow"-silk` (kr?"s?lk`), n.
(Bot.) A filamentous fresh-water alga (Conferva
rivularis of Linnaeus, Rhizoclonium rivulare of
Kutzing).

Crow's-nest` (kr?z"n?st`), n.
(Naut.) A box or perch near the top of a mast, esp.
in whalers, to shelter the man on the lookout.

Crow"step` (kr?"st?p`), n.
(Arch.) See Corriestep.

Crow"stone` (kr?"st?n`), n.
(Arch.) The top stone of the gable end of a
house. Halliwell.

Crowth (krouth), n. An ancient
musical instrument. See 4th Crowd.

Crow"toe` (krō"tō`), n.
(Bot.) 1. The Lotus
corniculatus. Dr. Prior.

2. An unidentified plant, probably the
crowfoot. "The tufted crowtoe." Milton.

Crow"-trod`den (krō"tr?d`d'n),
a. Marked with crow's-feet, or wrinkles,
about the eyes. [Poetic]

Do I look as if I were crow-trodden?

Beau.


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