crow's feet

See also: crowsfeet, crow's-feet, and crows' feet

English

A close-up of a woman's eyes

An elderly woman with extensive crow's feet

Alternative forms

crow's-feet

Etymology

From Middle English crowes feet.

Noun

crow's feet pl (plural only)

Wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye.
Synonym: laughter lines

Translations

wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye

Catalan: potes de gall f pl
Chinese:
Mandarin: 魚尾紋／鱼尾纹 (zh) (yúwěiwén)
Dutch: kraaienpoten (nl) pl
French: pattes d'oie (fr) f pl
German: Krähenfüße (de) pl
Greek:
Ancient Greek: ὠλίγγη f (ōlíngē)
Hungarian: szarkaláb (hu)
Icelandic: broshrukkur f pl
Irish: crúba gé f pl
Italian: zampe di gallina f pl
Japanese: カラスの足跡 (からすのあしあと, karasuno ashiato)
Polish: kurze łapki nvir, kurze stopki nvir
Portuguese: pés de galinha m pl
Russian: гуси́ные ла́пки f pl (gusínyje lápki)
Spanish: patas de gallo f
Thai: ตีนกา (dtiin-gaa)
Vietnamese: vết chân chim
Welsh: rhychau mân m pl

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