All 7 Uses of
craven
in
Ivanhoe
- "If thou refusest my fair proffer," said the Prince, "the Provost of the lists shall cut thy bowstring, break thy bow and arrows, and expel thee from the presence as a faint-hearted craven."†
Chpt 13 *
- Why hast thou not been, like me, among these heartless cravens, whom the very name of King Richard terrifies, as it is said to do the children of the Saracens?†
Chpt 15
- —Craven knight!†
Chpt 24
- "True," answered Front-de-Boeuf; "were they black Turks or Moors, Sir Templar, or the craven peasants of France, most valiant De Bracy; but these are English yeomen, over whom we shall have no advantage, save what we may derive from our arms and horses, which will avail us little in the glades of the forest.†
Chpt 25
- "Foul craven!" exclaimed Ivanhoe; "does he blench from the helm when the wind blows highest?"†
Chpt 29
- "Rebecca," said Ivanhoe, "thou hast painted a hero; surely they rest but to refresh their force, or to provide the means of crossing the moat—Under such a leader as thou hast spoken this knight to be, there are no craven fears, no cold-blooded delays, no yielding up a gallant emprize; since the difficulties which render it arduous render it also glorious.†
Chpt 29
- can I shape no means for myself when I am deserted by these cravens?†
Chpt 34
Definition:
exceedingly cowardly; or someone who is exceedingly cowardly