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Entry 5 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Coward

/(kou"?rd)/ · Cow·ard · IPA /ˈkaʊɚd/
01 a. Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs; -- said of a lion.
  1. 1.
    Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs; -- said of a lion.(Her.)
  2. 2.
    Destitute of courage; timid; cowardly.
    “Fie, coward woman, and soft-hearted wretch.” — Shak.
  3. 3.
    Belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of, base fear or timidity.
    “He raised the house with loud and coward cries.” — Shak.
    “Invading fears repel my coward joy.” — Proir.
02 n. A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon.
  1. 1.
    A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon.
    “A fool is nauseous, but a coward worse.” — Dryden.
Syn. Craven; poltroon; dastard.
03 v. t. To make timorous; to frighten.
  1. 1.
    To make timorous; to frighten.[Obs.]
    “That which cowardeth a man's heart.” — Foxe.