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CRONE
hag, beldam, beldame, witch, crone
(noun) an ugly evil-looking old woman
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
crone (plural crones)
(archaic) An old woman.
An archetypal figure, a Wise Woman.
An ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman; a hag.
(obsolete) An old ewe.
(obsolete) An old man, especially one who talks and acts like an old woman.
Synonyms
• See also old woman
Anagrams
• Ceron, Creon, Oncer, necro, necro-, oncer, recon
Noun
Crone (plural Crones)
(Wicca) One of the triune goddesses of the Lady in Wicca alongside the Mother and Maiden and representing an old woman
Antonyms
• Sage
Anagrams
• Ceron, Creon, Oncer, necro, necro-, oncer, recon
Source: Wiktionary
Crone (krn), n. Etym: [OD. kronie, karonie, an old sheep, OF. carogne, F. charogne, carrion (also F. carogne illnatured 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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