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Meanings of crone in English
Synonyms
Examples for "witch"
Examples for "witch"
1
He was almost certain that the witch-finder was a gold cigarette case.
2
Now Sun journalists believe he has launched a witch-hunt to protect himself.
3
The beard was in Elizabethan times the recognized characteristic of the witch.
4
Have there been any attempts to bring Spiritualism into the great witch-hunt?
5
Russia quickly went down the path of self-isolation and witch-hunts for enemies.
1
When? he asked, dully remembering the drunken hag he had seen-agesago.
2
You should arrange for the hag to join the Freeing this year.
3
To this moment, he hadn't yet withdrawn any of the hag's teeth.
4
The hag was standing in the kitchen door now, still grinning evilly.
5
The hag laid down the coins and moved laboriously to the, table.
1
Put herself into the power of this greedy and unscrupulous old beldame?
2
The maniac proved to be a son of the old beldame.
3
The beldame shook her head sorrowfully, as she answered sagely:
4
But no single syllable would the old beldame now utter against her ancient mistress.
5
The beldame looked at him scornfully, and disdained to reply.
1
So the beldam took her and carried her to the king's door.
2
The old beldam, throwing herself into a chair, fell a blubbering and exclaiming.
3
Let us to supper now, and forget those accursed beldam's tales.
4
Formerly fate seemed to smile upon me; now she shows herself a scowling capricious beldam.
5
That beldam had him back: she had him fast.
Usage of crone in English
1
The crone had been right; the crystal had indeed clarified her role.
2
There was something calming in the monotonous voice of the old crone.
3
That, these days, she'd be called a cougar rather than a crone.
4
The crone shook her head and wagged her pendulous lip in derision.
5
Scaevola's men laughed contemptuously at the crone, but their attitude soon changed.
6
Celaena slammed six gold coins onto the step beside the tiny crone.
7
But the crone waved her hand dismissively and continued on her mission.
8
Maiden in the morning, matron in the afternoon, crone in the evening.
9
It was said jokingly almost, in her grim, Italian, old crone fashion.
10
Roderic paused at seeing the old crone, and his face grew pale.
11
A withered old crone sat at one of the doors, sunning herself.
12
What was our astonishment to find it occupied by another old crone.
13
The crone regarded him thoughtfully, as if she were reading his mind.
14
Behind them the crone was holding out gamely against the World Serpent.
15
The crone released her and stepped back, her breathing rapid and fearful.
16
I grabbed the bony wrists and shoved the crone away from me.
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Crone across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common