CROWFOOT


Meaning of CROWFOOT in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

( plural crowfeet ; see sense 1 )

1. plural usually crowfoots : any of numerous plants having leaves pedately lobed ; specifically : a plant of the genus Ranunculus

2. : any of several plants with flowers or other structures suggestive of a bird's foot (as the male orchis, the wild hyacinth, and certain club mosses)

3. : crow's-foot a — usually used in plural

eyes … edged with crowfeet wrinkles — Time

4. on a boat

a. : a number of small lines rove through a long block

b. : an iron stand fastened at one end to a mess table and at the other to a beam above and used to hang articles on

5. : caltrop 2a

6. : a brace end consisting of branching parts: as

a. : a brace end in boilers having each of its branching parts fastened to the shell

b. : the crosspiece that holds a manhole or handhole plate in place

7. : a mark used on drawings especially to limit a dimension or indicate a note

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.