释义 |
crow's-foot \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun (plural crow's-feet) : something felt to resemble a crow's foot or the outline of a crow's footprint: as a. : a set of wrinkles around the outer corners of the eyes resulting from age, mental distress, or habitual squinting — usually used in plural b. : crowfoot 4 c. : caltrop 2a d. : a triangular figure filled with interlacing stitches and used as a finish or decoration on tailored garments e. : crowfoot 7 f. : crowfoot 1 g. aeronautics (1) : a system of diverging short ropes for distributing the pull of a single rope (2) : an arrangement in which the strands of a cord are opened out so that they can be effectively cemented to a fabric surface h. (1) : bird's-mouth (2) : the veining in a streaked stone (as marble) |