ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( plural crow's-feet )
: something felt to resemble a crow's foot or the outline of a crow's footprint: as
a. : a set of wrinkles around the outer corners of the eyes resulting from age, mental distress, or habitual squinting — usually used in plural
b. : crowfoot 4
c. : caltrop 2a
d. : a triangular figure filled with interlacing stitches and used as a finish or decoration on tailored garments
e. : crowfoot 7
f. : crowfoot 1
g. aeronautics
(1) : a system of diverging short ropes for distributing the pull of a single rope
(2) : an arrangement in which the strands of a cord are opened out so that they can be effectively cemented to a fabric surface
h.
(1) : bird's-mouth
(2) : the veining in a streaked stone (as marble)