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Crestfallen
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. With hanging head; hence, dispirited; dejected; cowed. Let it make thee crestfullen; Ay, and allay this thy abortive pride. Shak.
2. Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to one side; -- said of a horse.