Covetiveness

( Phren.) Acquisitivene . Cove'ton, in W. Virginia, a post-office of Barbour co. Covetous, a. [Fr. convoiteuz.] Very desirous; eager to obtain. - Exce ively eager to obtain and po e ; avaricious; eager for gain. "The cruel nation covetous of prey." - Dryden. Covetously, adv . With a strong or inordinate desire to obtain and po e ; eagerly; avariciously. Cov'etousne , n. Quality of being covetous; a strong or inordinate desire of obtaining or po e ing; avarice or cupidity; eagerne for gain. "Exce of wealth is cause of covetousne ." Marlowe. Cove'ville, in New York, a post-office of Saratoga co. Covey, (huv'e,) n. [Fr. couvée, couver, to hatch, Cowanesque' Creek, in Pennsylvania , rises in Potter co., traverses Tioga co., and enters the Tioga River in Steuben co., New York. Cowanesque, in Pennsylvania, a post-office of Tioga county. Cow'anshan'nock, in Pennsylvania, a township of Armstrong co. Cow'anshan'nock Creek, in Pennsylvania , traverses Armstrong co., and enters the Alleghany River. Cow'ansville, in Lower Canada, a village of Mi isquoi co., about 38 m. S.E. of St. John's. Cowansville, in N. Carolina , a village of Rowan co., about 100 m. W. by S. of Raleigh. Cowansville, in Pennsylvania , a P.O. of Armstrong co. Cow'ard, n. [O. Fr. couard; It. codardo , from coda , Lat. cauda , the tail:- probably in allusion to the fact that animals, when frightened, put the tail between the legs.] A person who lacks courage to meet danger or difficulty; a timid or pusillanimous man; a poltroon; a craven; a dastard. "Where's the coward that would not dare To tight for such a land?" - Scott. ( Her . ) A lion borne on a shield with his tail depre ed between his hind legs. -a. Destitute of courage; dastardly; timid; base. "O coward conscience, how thou dost afflict me." -Belonging to, or characterizing, a coward. -r. a. Shaks . "I rais'd the house with loud and coward cries."-Shaks. orous. To frighten; to make to appear cowardly or tim Cowardice, ( kou'ērd -is,) n. [O. Fr. couardise .] Want of courage to face danger or difficulty; timidity; pusillanimity.