(old) crone

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• crone — (kr[=o]n), n. [OD. kronie, karonie, an old sheep, OF. carogne, F. charogne, carrion (also F. carogne ill natured woman.). See {Carrion}, and {Crony}.] 1. An old ewe. [Obs.] Tusser. [1913 Webster] 2. An old woman; usually in contempt. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• crone — [krəun US kroun] n not polite [Date: 1300 1400; : Old North French; Origin: carogne, from Vulgar Latin caronia; CARRION] an ugly or unpleasant old woman …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• crone — ► NOUN ▪ an ugly old woman. ORIGIN Old French caroigne carrion …   English terms dictionary

• crone — [krōn] n. [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”] an ugly, withered old woman; hag …   English World dictionary

• Old woman — may refer to: an old woman A person (irrespective of age or sex) who is always complaining about his or her situation. Old Woman (goddess), a divine hag in Irish and Scottish mythology The Old Woman, a fictional antagonist in David Gemmell s… …   Wikipedia

• crone — [ kroun ] noun count an insulting word for an old woman …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Crone — The crone is a stock character in folklore and fairy tale, an old woman who is usually disagreeable, malicious, or sinister in manner, often with magical or supernatural associations that can make her either helpful or obstructing. She is… …   Wikipedia

• Crone — This unusual name is a German cognate of the Italian personal nickname corona meaning crown , a name originally given to someone who had a tonsure in fulfilment of a religious vow. The name Crone or Krone is well recorded in London Church… …   Surnames reference

• crone — [14] Crone has a rather macabre history. Essentially it is the same word as carrion. It began life in Latin carō ‘flesh’, which had a Vulgar Latin derivative *carōnia ‘carcass’. In Old Northern French this became carogne, which was applied… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• crone — [14] Crone has a rather macabre history. Essentially it is the same word as carrion. It began life in Latin carō ‘flesh’, which had a Vulgar Latin derivative *carōnia ‘carcass’. In Old Northern French this became carogne, which was applied… …   Word origins

• crone — UK [krəʊn] / US [kroʊn] noun [countable] Word forms crone : singular crone plural crones an insulting word for an old woman …   English dictionary