- Caroigne
- Caroigne \Car"oigne\, n. [See {Carrion}.] Dead body; carrion. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
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caroigne — obs. form of carrion … Useful english dictionary
Carrion — Car ri*on, n. [OE. caroyne, OF. caroigne, F. charogne, LL. caronia, fr. L. caro flesh Cf. {Crone}, {Crony}.] 1. The dead and putrefying body or flesh of an animal; flesh so corrupted as to be unfit for food. [1913 Webster] They did eat the dead… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of 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
carrion — early 13c., carione, from Anglo Fr. carogne (O.N.Fr. caroigne; O.Fr. charogne, 12c., carrion, corpse, Mod.Fr. charogne), from V.L. *caronia carcass (Cf. It. carogna, Sp. carroña carrion ), from L. caro meat (see CARNAGE (Cf … Etymology dictionary
carrion — noun the decaying flesh of dead animals. Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. and Old North. Fr. caroine, caroigne, OFr. charoigne, based on L. caro flesh … English new terms dictionary
crone — noun an ugly old woman. Origin ME: via MDu. croonje, caroonje carcass, old ewe from Old North. Fr. caroigne (see carrion) … English new terms dictionary
crone — ► NOUN ▪ an ugly old woman. ORIGIN Old French caroigne carrion … English terms dictionary
