COVERCHIEF, _s._ kerchief worn on the head, D 590, 1018; _for_ Kerchef, 5. 272 _n_; Coverchiefs, _pl._ kerchiefs, A 453. COVERCLE, _s._ pot-lid, HF. 792 (see note). COVERE, _ger._ to cover, hide, 7. 156; Covereth, _pr. s._ B 2. p 1. 42; Covered, _pt. s._ E 914; _pp._ covered, A 354; recovered from, healed of, L. 762. COVERTLY, _adv._ secretly, R. 19. COVERTURE, _s._ disguise, R. 1588; Covertures, _pl._ coverings, I 198; Covertoures, B 4. m 2. 1; B 5. m 3. 15. COVETE, _ger._ to covet, 4. 269. See COVEITE. COVETOUR, _s._ one who covets, 4. 262. COVETYSE; see COVEITYSE. COV['E]YTETH, _pr. s._ covets, D 1187, 1189. See COVEITE. COVYNE, _s._ deceitfulness, A 604; Covines, _pl._ devices, plots, B 1. p 4. 220. 'Covine, a deceitful agreement between two or more to the prejudice of another'; Cowel, Law Dictionary. COW (1), _s._ cow, C 354. COW (2), _s._ chough, D 232. See note; and see CHOGH. COWARD, _adj._ cowardly, 5. 349; T. i. 792, iv. 1573; B 2517, 3100; Cowarde (_error for_ Coward), T. iv. 1409. COWARDYE, _s._ cowardice, A 2730. COWARDYSE, _s._ cowardice, T. iv. 602, v. 412. COY, _adj._ quiet, A 119, E 2; coy, shy, L. 1548. COYE, _v._ quiet, calm, cajole, T. ii. 801. COYN, _s._ coin, 9. 20; E 1168. (In E 1168, read _coyn_, not _coyne_.) COYNES, _pl._ quinces, R. 1374. O.F. _coin_, quince. CRABBED, _adj._ shrewish, cross, bitter, E 1203. CRACCHING, _s._ scratching, A 2834. CRADEL, _s._ cradle, A 2019, 3972, 4156, 4212, 4251, G 122. CRAFT, _s._ cunning, C 84; skill, T. i. 665; HF. 1177; A 401, B 2460, E 1424; art, R. 687; 5. 1; L. 139; trade, occupation, 3. 791; A 692, 3189, 4366; secret, mystery, R. 1634; working, method, A. ii. 40. 54; F 185; might, B 3258; subtle contrivance, F 249; Craftes, _pl._ skilful deeds, A 2409. CRAFTIER, _comp._ more crafty, 3. 662. CRAFTILY, _adv._ artfully, in a studied manner, T. ii. 1026; skilfully, B 48; artfully, R. 1166; Craftely, cunningly, R. 1568. CRAFTY, _adj._ skilful, clever, A 1897, G 1290; sensible, 3. 439. CRAGGES, _s. pl._ crags, B 5. m 1. 2. CRAKE, _v._ crack; Craketh, _pr. s._ utters boldly, A 4001; sings in a grating tone (like a corncrake), E 1850. CRAKKINGE, _s._ cracking, I 605. CRAMMED, _pp._ crammed, stuffed, HF. 2129. CRAMPE, _s._ cramp, T. iii. 1071. CRAMPISSHETH, _pr. s._ draws convulsively together, contracts, 7. 171. See note. Cf. 'Deth _crampishing_ into their hert gan crepe'; Lydgate, Falls of Princes, bk. i. c. 9. Cf. O.F. _crampir_, '[^e]tre tordu'; Godefroy. MS. Harl. 7333 alone reads _craumpisshed_, pp.; but the verb (see note), usually has a transitive sense in English. CRANE, _s._ crane, 5. 344. CRASED, _pp._ cracked, G 934. CRAVE, _v._ beg, ask, D 518. CREACIOUN, _s._ creation, F 870. CREANT, _adj._; _seith creant_, acknowledges himself beaten, I 698. Probably short for _recreant_. CREAT, _pp._ created, 16. 2; B 3. p 11. 131; B 2293, I 218. CREATOUR, _s._ Creator, B 2602, C 901, G 49, I 131.