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crow's-foot

[krohz-foot] / ˈkroʊzˌfʊt /
NOUN
crow's-feet
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Annabeth ran her hand along some marks on the ground - a jagged crow’s-foot shape as long as a human body.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

There are, likewise, a species of sow-thistle, goose-grass, some crow's-foot, which has a very fine crimson flower, and two sorts of anthericum, one with a large orange flower, and the other with a blue one.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 by Robert Kerr

You pick your way daintily along the edge of the road, for it is carpeted so thickly with sea-pinks and yellow and crimson crow’s-foot that you scarcely know where to step.

From Ladies-In-Waiting by Christine Tucke Curtiss

The cactus and Spanish dagger, and the ever-present sage bush of the lower levels, had disappeared, crow's-foot and blue-joint grasses swung in the wind.

From The Spirit of Sweetwater by Hamlin Garland

She thrust her face close to the glass, to see whether some long-remembered wrinkle or crow's-foot had indeed vanished.

From English Prose A Series of Related Essays for the Discussion and Practice by Frederick William Roe

Yet, as the contest stressed empathy, confidence and authenticity as feminine ideals, the mentions of “young woman” remained in place, and with it, the ban on crow’s-feet.

From Seattle Times May 25, 2024

Pushing 70, her skin is buttery smooth, her crow’s-feet but a hint.

From New York Times Feb. 13, 2016

The candidate smiled patiently, crinkling the crow's-feet around his eyes.

From Time May 19, 2011

And Reichen, who is so gorgeous even his encroaching crow's-feet are perfectly placed, seems like one of those guys who forgets he is beautiful and desired by everyone all the time.

From Salon Oct. 5, 2010

My hair was receding and streaked with gray, and lately I’d traced little crow's-feet etched around the corners of my eyes.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini




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