Defn: A caltrop. [Written also crowfoot.]
3. (Arch.)
Defn: Same as Bird's-mouth. [U.S.]
CROW-SILK
Crow"-silk` (kr"slk`), n. (Bot.)
Defn: A filamentous fresh-water alga (Conferva rivularis of Linnaeus,
Rhizoclonium rivulare of Kutzing).
CROW'S-NEST
Crow's-nest` (krz"nst`), n. (Naut.)
Defn: A box or perch near the top of a mast, esp. in whalers, to shelter the man on the lookout.
CROWSTEP
Crow"step` (kr"stp`), n. (Arch.)
Defn: See Corriestep.
CROWSTONE
Crow"stone` (kr"stn`), n. (Arch.)