crone
a withered, witchlike old woman.
Origin of crone
1Other words from crone
- cronish, adjective
Words Nearby crone
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Such events eventually tied Morana with misfortune, with mythical narratives of the crone goddess even dabbling in sorcery and creating nightmares.
The Most Enigmatic Slavic Gods and Goddesses | Dattatreya Mandal | March 13, 2022 | Realm of HistoryAn “articulate and very clever man,” Watson said, “crone was a loyal servant to Rupert Murdoch for many years.”
Former Murdoch Lawyer Arrested in Phone-Hacking Scandal | Peter Jukes | August 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBack in 2009, crone told Parliament that the phone-hacking allegations concerned only one rogue reporter and a private detective.
Former Murdoch Lawyer Arrested in Phone-Hacking Scandal | Peter Jukes | August 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen hundreds more victims came to light last year, crone was recalled to Parliament.
Former Murdoch Lawyer Arrested in Phone-Hacking Scandal | Peter Jukes | August 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Seven represents a single deity with seven aspects: Father, Mother, Warrior, Maiden, Smith, crone, and Stranger.
“Neither Mr. Myler nor Mr. crone told me that wrongdoing extended beyond Mr. Goodman or Mr. Mulcaire,” it said.
A hideous old crone covered with rags knelt beside the Duchesss, who on leaving the church offered her holy water.
Honey-Bee | Anatole FranceYou have learnt to sit behind the stove like an old crone, and to dangle at the apronstrings of the women.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandThen the crone smote her lean hands one within the other, and laughed like a sea-gull.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI | Robert Louis StevensonThe sexton approached the old crone, and laid his hand with violence upon her shoulder.
Rookwood | William Harrison AinsworthAs her eyes got accustomed to the dim light, she saw the figures of two women, a boy, and an old crone sitting by a wood fire.
A Flight with the Swallows | Emma Marshall
British Dictionary definitions for crone
/ (krəʊn) /
a witchlike old woman
Origin of crone
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