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In some senses, crone is marked as archaic, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
crone
/kɹoʊn/
noun 6
Collocations
4ADJ.
constant, crispy, old, still
VERB + CRONE
wizened
CRONE + NOUN
herself, name's
PREP.
with
Definitions
noun
1
An old woman.
But still the crone was constant to her note.
2
An archetypal figure, a wise woman.
“And what is your name, crispy, old, wizened crone?” “Oh, my name's Helen.” “Hel-- Oh, just Helen. That's it. Just Helen?” “Helen the Magic Woman.” “And you can help me rid myself of this disgusting hex?” “Yes.”
3
An ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman; a hag.
With black unseeing eyes the old woman, the crone, stares at him and through him. Over and over she mutters a word that he cannot quite catch, something like Toomderoom.
“Let's welcome the most beautiful girl I know and I've ever met. My good lady wife Nadja. Come on.” “Oh, she's right here. I've got her.” “I'm here.” “Quiet, crone! Hello, everyone. Thank you all so much for coming.”
4
An old ewe.
In traveling homeward, buy forty good crones, and fat up the bodies of those seely bones
5
An old man, especially one who talks and acts like an old woman.
The old crone [a negro man] lived in a hovel, in the midst of a small patch of potatoes and Indian corn, which his master had given him on setting him free.
A few old battered crones of office.
noun
1
One of the triune goddesses of the Lady in Wicca alongside the Mother and Maiden, representing an old woman.
[…] different stages of life as represented by our Lady as Maiden, Mother, and Crone, as well as our Lord as Master, Father, and Sage.
The Lady is often thought of as having three aspects: Maiden, Mother, and Crone.
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But still the crone was constant to her note.
Wiktionary02
“And what is your name, crispy, old, wizened crone?” “Oh, my name's Helen.” “Hel-- Oh, just Helen. That's it. Just Helen?” “Helen the Magic Woman.” “And you can help me rid myself of this disgusting h
Wiktionary03
With black unseeing eyes the old woman, the crone, stares at him and through him. Over and over she mutters a word that he cannot quite catch, something like Toomderoom.
Wiktionary04
[…] different stages of life as represented by our Lady as Maiden, Mother, and Crone, as well as our Lord as Master, Father, and Sage.
Wiktionary05
The Lady is often thought of as having three aspects: Maiden, Mother, and Crone.
Wiktionary06
Some triple goddesses have the forms maiden, mother, and crone.
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