From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Coward \Cow"ard\ (kou"?rd), a. [OF. couard, coard, coart, n. and
adj., F. couard, fr. OF. coe, coue, tail, F. queue (fr. L.
coda, a form of cauda tail) + -ard; orig., short-tailed, as
an epithet of the hare, or perh., turning tail, like a scared
dog. Cf. {Cue}, {Queue}, {Caudal}.]
1. (Her.) Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled
between his legs; -- said of a lion.
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2. Destitute of courage; timid; cowardly.
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Fie, coward woman, and soft-hearted wretch. --Shak.
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3. Belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of,
base fear or timidity.
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He raised the house with loud and coward cries.
--Shak.
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Invading fears repel my coward joy. --Proir.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Coward \Cow"ard\, n.
A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person;
a poltroon.
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A fool is nauseous, but a coward worse. --Dryden.
Syn: Craven; poltroon; dastard.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Coward \Cow"ard\, v. t.
To make timorous; to frighten. [Obs.]
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That which cowardeth a man's heart. --Foxe.
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