crow's-foot

noun

ˈkrōz-ˌfu̇t 

variants or crow's foot

plural crow's-feet ˈkrōz-ˌfēt  or crow's feet

1

: a wrinkle extending from the outer corner of the eye

—usually plural

The grand old man had a full thatch of white hair, and crow's-feet around pale-blue eyes.

—John McPhee

When someone is giving you a true smile, the skin around his or her eyes crinkles up into crow's feet.

—Agnieszka Biskup

One day you're a carefree teenager lolling on a beach. The next you're counting crow's feet in the rearview mirror …

—Michele Meyer

2

: crowfoot sense 1

Examples of crow's-foot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Since then, it's been approved to treat crow's-feet (in 2013) and moderate-to-severe forehead lines (in 2017), though doctors had been regularly using it off-label on both areas for years. —Danielle Cohen, Allure, 23 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

crow's-foot

noun

ˈkrōz-ˌfu̇t

plural crow's-feet

-ˌfēt

: any of the wrinkles around the outer corners of the eyes

—usually used in plural

Medical Definition

crow's-foot

noun

ˈkrōz-ˌfu̇t 

plural crow's-feet -ˌfēt 

: any of the wrinkles around the outer corners of the eyes

—usually used in plural