Coward

kow′ard, n. a faint-hearted person: one without courage.— v.t. to intimidate.— adjs. Cow′ard , Cow′ardly , afraid of danger: timid: mean.— ns. Cow′ardice , want of courage: timidity.— Cow′ardree ( Spens. ); Cow′ardline .— adv. Cow′ardly .— n. Cow′ardship ( Shak. ), the quality of being a coward. [O. Fr. couard (It. codardo )—L. cauda , a tail.]