Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Crowd (-s)
crowd (-s), n. [OE crúdan; related to MDu. crúdan, press, push.] (webplay: assembled, dun, memory, multitude, near, room, sea, seamanship, swarm).
- Throng; mob; dense multitude; unorganized mass gathered closely together.
- Group; congregation; constituency; gathering; organized assemblage; group of people gathered for a purpose.
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