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crow's-foot definition

crow's·-foot (krōz′fo̵ot′)

noun pl. crow's-feet -·feet′

  1. any of the wrinkles that often develop at the outer corners of the eyes of adults: usually used in pl.
  2. a three-pointed, stitched design put on a garment
  3. Aeron. a way of rigging one rope to several ropes in order to distribute pull in handling balloons and airships
Also crowsfoot crows′·foot′

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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