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crow's-foot

[krohz-foot]
–noun, plural -feet.
1. Usually, crow's-feet. any of the tiny wrinkles at the outer corners of the eyes resulting from age or constant squinting.
2. Aeronautics. an arrangement of ropes in which one main rope exerts pull at several points simultaneously through a group of smaller ropes, as in balloon or airship rigging.
3. (in tailoring) a three-pointed embroidered design used as a finish, as at the end of a seam or opening.
4. crowfoot (def. 1).

Origin:
1350–1400; ME; so called because likened to a crow's foot or footprint
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crow's-foot   (krōz'fŏŏt')
n.   pl. crow's-feet (-fēt')
  1. A wrinkle or wrinkles at the outer corner of the eye. Often used in the plural: got a face-lift to get rid of crow's-feet.

  2. A three-pointed embroidery stitch, especially one in the form of a filled triangle used as finishing, as at the end of a seam.

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Main Entry: crow's–foot
Pronunciation: 'krOz-"fut
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural crow's–feet /-"fEt/
: anyof the wrinkles around the outer corners of the eyes —usually used in plural
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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