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crowfoot \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 |