英语词汇“crone”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	crone
释义	Trends of crone View usage for: crone (kroʊn) Word forms: plural crones countable noun A crone is an insulting word for an old woman. [literary, offensive, disapproval] Synonyms: old woman, witch, hag, old bag [derogatory, slang] More Synonyms of crone crone in British English (krəʊn) noun a witchlike old woman Word origin C14: from Old Northern French carogne carrion, ultimately from Latin caro flesh crone in American English (kroʊn) noun an ugly, withered old woman; hag Word origin ME term of abuse: beast, hag (revived by Scott in mod. sense) < Anglo-Fr carogne (see carrion) either directly or via MDu kronje in sense “old ewe” Examples of 'crone' in a sentence crone On it, curled up on a patchwork quilt, was an elderly crone in the foetal position. Forbes, Bryan THE ENDLESS GAME `People come knocking on doors round `ere it's the rent or the busies," explained the crone. Brandon, Ruth LEFT, RIGHT AND CENTRE But he would surely have met his death just now had not the crone told me he was your betrothed. Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE (noun) in the sense of old woman Definition a witchlike old woman a folk tale about an evil crone Synonyms old woman a contemptible thief who mugged an old woman witch an evil witch who had cast a spell on the prince hag old bag (derogatory, slang) beldam (archaic) old bat (derogatory, slang) gammer (dialect) kuia (New Zealand) Additional synonyms in the sense of witch Definition (in former times) a woman believed to possess evil magic powers an evil witch who had cast a spell on the prince Synonyms enchantress, magician, hag, crone, occultist, sorceress, Wiccan, necromancer Nearby words of crone criticize critique croak crone crony crook crooked Synonyms of 'crone' crone Explore 'crone' in the dictionary
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