Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CRONE
CRONE, n. [Ir. criona, old; crion, withered; crionaim, to wither, fade, decay; W. crinaw, to wither, to become brittle; Gr. γερων, old.]
- An old woman. – Shak. Dryden.
- An old ewe. Tusser.
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