craven
11craven — index caitiff, ignoble, recreant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
12craven — early 13c., cravant, perhaps from O.Fr. crevante defeated, pp. of cravanter to strike down, to fall down, from L. crepare to crack, creak. Sense affected by CRAVE (Cf. crave) and moved from defeated to cowardly (c.1400) perhaps via intermediary… …
13craven — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly. DERIVATIVES cravenly adverb. ORIGIN from obsolete cravant «defeated», perhaps from Old French cravanter crush, overwhelm …
14craven — [krā′vən] adj. [ME cravant < OFr < cravanté, pp. of cravanter, to break < VL * crepantare, to cause to burst < L crepare, to rattle, creak < IE * krep < base * ker > RAVEN1] very cowardly; abjectly afraid n. a thorough coward …
15Craven — For other uses, see Craven (disambiguation). Craven   District   View of south Settle from Castlebergh …
16Craven — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le nom Craven peut désigner : Sommaire 1 Lieux 2 Personnes …
17Craven A — Ancienne publicité pour les cigarettes Craven A Craven A est une marque anglaise qui s est d abord appelée Black cat proposée par la société Carreras établie dans City road à Londres depuis 1788. L histoire raconte que le Comte de Craven patron… …
18Craven — This interesting surname is of English locational origin from the district of Craven in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The placename is recorded as Crave in the Domesday Book of 1086, and probably derives from the Welsh craf meaning garlic. During …
19craven — [[t]kre͟ɪv(ə)n[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) Someone who is craven is very cowardly. [WRITTEN] The craven attackers pounced on the boy and stabbed him before fleeing. ...his craven obedience to his employers. Syn: cowardly Ant: brave …
20craven — adjective Etymology: Middle English cravant Date: 13th century 1. archaic defeated, vanquished 2. lacking the least bit of courage ; contemptibly fainthearted Synonyms: see cowardly • craven …
