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Webster 1913 Edition


crone

crone

(krōn)
,
Noun.
[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.
2.
An old woman; – usually in contempt.
But still the
crone
was constant to her note.
Dryden.
3.
An old man; especially, a man who talks and acts like an old woman.
[R.]
The old
crone
[a negro man] lived in a hovel, . . . which his master had given him.
W. Irving.
A few old battered
crones
of office.
Beaconsfield.

Webster 1828 Edition


Crone

CRONE

,
Noun.
[Gr., old.]
1.
An old woman.
2.
An old ewe.

Definition 2024


Crone

Crone

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English

Noun

Crone (plural Crones)

  1. (Wicca) One of the triune goddesses of the Lady in Wicca alongside the Mother and Maiden and representing an old woman
    • 2002, A.J. Drew, Wicca for Couples: Making Magick Together, page 90
      ...different stages of life as represented by our Lady as Maiden, Mother, and Crone, as well as our Lord as Master, Father, and Sage.
    • 2004, Aurora Greenbough, Cathy Jewell, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Spells and Spellcraft, page 9
      The Lady is often thought of as having three aspects: Maiden, Mother, and Crone.

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crone

crone

See also: Crone

English

Noun

crone (plural crones)

  1. (obsolete) An old woman.
    • Dryden
      But still the crone was constant to her note.
  2. An archetypal figure, a Wise Woman.
  3. An ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman; a hag.
  4. (obsolete) An old ewe.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Tusser to this entry?)
  5. (obsolete) An old man, especially one who talks and acts like an old woman.
    • Beaconsfield
      A few old battered crones of office.
    • Washington Irving
      The old crone [a negro man] lived in a hovel [] which his master had given him.

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  • See also Wikisaurus:old woman

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