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slovo definícia oriole (encz) oriole,žluva n: Zdeněk Brož Oriole (gcide) Oriole \O"ri*ole\, n. [OF. oriol, oriouz, orieus, F. loriot (for l'oriol), fr. L. aureolus golden, dim. of aureus golden, fr. aurum gold. Cf. Aureole, Oriel, Loriot.] (Zool.) (a) Any one of various species of Old World singing birds of the family Oriolidae. They are usually conspicuously colored with yellow and black. The European or golden oriole (Oriolus galbula, or Oriolus oriolus) has a very musical flutelike note. (b) In America, any one of several species of the genus Icterus, belonging to the family Icteridae. See Baltimore oriole, and Orchard oriole, under Orchard. [1913 Webster] Crested oriole. (Zool.) See Cassican. [1913 Webster] oriole (wn) oriole n 1: mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black [syn: Old World oriole, oriole] 2: American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow [syn: New World oriole, American oriole, oriole]

podobné slovo definícia gloriole (encz) gloriole, n: golden oriole (encz) golden oriole, n: northern oriole (encz) northern oriole, n: orchard oriole (encz) orchard oriole, n: oriole (encz) oriole,žluva n: Zdeněk Brož Baltimore oriole (gcide) Baltimore bird \Bal"ti*more bird`\, Baltimore oriole \Bal"ti*more o"ri*ole\ (Zool.) A common bird (Icterus galbula) of eastern and central America and Canada, named after Lord Baltimore, because its colors (black and orange red) are like those of his coat of arms; -- called also golden robin. It winters in the American tropics. [1913 Webster] Crested oriole (gcide) Oriole \O"ri*ole\, n. [OF. oriol, oriouz, orieus, F. loriot (for l'oriol), fr. L. aureolus golden, dim. of aureus golden, fr. aurum gold. Cf. Aureole, Oriel, Loriot.] (Zool.) (a) Any one of various species of Old World singing birds of the family Oriolidae. They are usually conspicuously colored with yellow and black. The European or golden oriole (Oriolus galbula, or Oriolus oriolus) has a very musical flutelike note. (b) In America, any one of several species of the genus Icterus, belonging to the family Icteridae. See Baltimore oriole, and Orchard oriole, under Orchard. [1913 Webster] Crested oriole. (Zool.) See Cassican. [1913 Webster] Gloriole (gcide) Gloriole \Glo"ri*ole\, n. [L. gloriola a small glory, dim. of gloria glory.] An aureole. [R.] --Msr. Browning. [1913 Webster] Golden oriole (gcide) Golden \Gold"en\ (g[=o]ld"'n), a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden, from gold. See Gold, and cf. Guilder.] [1913 Webster] 1. Made of gold; consisting of gold. [1913 Webster] 2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain. [1913 Webster] 3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently auspicious; as, golden opinions. [1913 Webster] Golden age. (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of manners in rural employments, followed by the {silver age}, bronze age, and iron age. --Dryden. (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D. 14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when Cicero, C[ae]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence: (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been considered the golden age of English literature. Golden balls, three gilt balls used as a sign of a pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in London having been Lombards. Golden bull. See under Bull, an edict. Golden chain (Bot.), the shrub Cytisus Laburnum, so named from its long clusters of yellow blossoms. Golden club (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow flowers. Golden cup (Bot.), the buttercup. Golden eagle (Zool.), a large and powerful eagle ({Aquila Chrysa["e]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety is called the royal eagle; the young in the second year is the ring-tailed eagle. Golden fleece. (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the Argonautic expedition. (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also Toison d'Or. Golden grease, a bribe; a fee. [Slang] Golden hair (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant with golden yellow flowers, the Chrysocoma Coma-aurea. Golden Horde (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th century. Golden Legend, a hagiology (the "Aurea Legenda") written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the 13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483, and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus entitled. Golden marcasite tin. [Obs.] Golden mean, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes; sufficiency without excess; moderation. [1913 Webster] Angels guard him in the golden mean. --Pope. Golden mole (Zool), one of several South African Insectivora of the family Chrysochlorid[ae], resembling moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green, purple, and gold. Golden number (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and is so called from having formerly been written in the calendar in gold. Golden oriole. (Zool.) See Oriole. Golden pheasant. See under Pheasant. Golden pippin, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color. Golden plover (Zool.), one of several species of plovers, of the genus Charadrius, esp. the European ({Charadrius apricarius}, syn. Charadrius pluvialis; -- called also yellow plover, black-breasted plover, hill plover, and whistling plover. The common American species (Charadrius dominicus) is also called frostbird, and bullhead. Golden robin. (Zool.) See Baltimore oriole, in Vocab. Golden rose (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some church or person in recognition of special services rendered to the Holy See. Golden rule. (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us. Cf. --Luke vi. 31. (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three. Golden samphire (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe. Golden saxifrage (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers (Chrysosplenium oppositifolium), blossoming in wet places in early spring. Golden seal (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb (Hydrastis Canadensis), with a thick knotted rootstock and large rounded leaves. Golden sulphide of antimony, or {Golden sulphuret of antimony} (Chem.), the pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow powder. Golden warbler (Zool.), a common American wood warbler (Dendroica [ae]stiva); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow warbler}, garden warbler, and summer yellow bird. Golden wasp (Zool.), a bright-colored hymenopterous insect, of the family Chrysidid[ae]. The colors are golden, blue, and green. Golden wedding. See under Wedding. [1913 Webster] Orchard oriole (gcide) Orchard \Or"chard\, n. [AS. ortgeard, wyrtgeard, lit., wortyard, i. e., a yard for herbs; wyrt herb + geard yard. See Wort, Yard inclosure.] 1. A garden. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. An inclosure containing fruit trees; also, the fruit trees, collectively; -- used especially of apples, peaches, pears, cherries, plums, or the like, less frequently of nutbearing trees and of sugar maple trees. [1913 Webster] Orchard grass (Bot.), a tall coarse grass ({Dactylis glomerata}), introduced into the United States from Europe. It grows usually in shady places, and is of value for forage and hay. Orchard house (Hort.), a glazed structure in which fruit trees are reared in pots. Orchard oriole (Zool.), a bright-colored American oriole (Icterus spurius), which frequents orchards. It is smaller and darker thah the Baltimore oriole. [1913 Webster] orioles (gcide) Troupial \Troup"i*al\, n. [F. troupiale.] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of bright-colored American birds belonging to Icterus and allied genera, especially {Icterus icterus}, a native of the West Indies and South America. Many of the species are called orioles in America. [Written also troopial.] [1913 Webster] american oriole (wn) American oriole n 1: American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow [syn: New World oriole, American oriole, oriole] baltimore oriole (wn) Baltimore oriole n 1: eastern subspecies of northern oriole [syn: {Baltimore oriole}, Baltimore bird, hangbird, firebird, {Icterus galbula galbula}]