Feathers were handed to or sent to men to indicate that they were cowards in not signing up to be soldiers and go to war. The feathers therefore signified cowardice and were usually white.
His cowardice got him kicked out of the army.I have never seen such sheer cowardice before.
cowardice is when a soldier refuses to fight it was punished by death
The Brand of Cowardice was created on 1916-10-23.
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The man over there shows great cowardice in the face of danger
No. Cowardice is a noun (behaving in a cowardly manner). Cowardly is both an adjective and adverb.
The 1902 adventure novel by A. E. W. Mason is "The Four Feathers." It tells the story of a British officer who resigns his post just before deploying to war, prompting his friends to send him white feathers symbolizing cowardice. The officer then embarks on a journey to redeem his honor.
The soldier's cowardice led him to abandon his comrades during the battle.
In a final act of lowly cowardice, the cruel dictator took his own life.
The driver hit a pedestrian and, in an act of extreme cowardice, fled the scene of the accident
Such a blatant display of cowardice can only be coupled with an equally potent sense of shame.