slovodefinícia
painted finch
(gcide)
Nonpareil \Non`pa*reil"\, n. [See Nonpareil, a. ]
1. Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or
person; a nonesuch; -- often used as a name.
[1913 Webster]

2. [F. nonpareille.] (Print.) A size of type next smaller
than minion and next larger than agate (or ruby).
[1913 Webster]

3. (Zool.)
(a) A beautifully colored finch (Passerina ciris),
native of the Southern United States. The male has the
head and neck deep blue, rump and under parts bright
red, back and wings golden green, and the tail bluish
purple. Called also painted bunting and {painted
finch}.
(b) Any other similar bird of the same genus.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

4. (Cookery) A small sphere, less than 1 mm diamter, of
colored sugar, used to decorate confections; -- usually
used in the plural as though the name of a substance; as,
sprinkled with nonpareils.
[PJC]

5. pl. A type of candy chocolate consisting of a small flat
disk of chocolate, less than one inch diameter, having
nonpareils[4] sprinkled on the top; as, she ate a box of
nonpareils at the movie.
[PJC]
Painted finch
(gcide)
Painted \Paint"ed\, a.
1. Covered or adorned with paint; portrayed in colors.
[1913 Webster]

As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean. --Coleridge.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Nat. Hist.) Marked with bright colors; as, the painted
turtle; painted bunting.
[1913 Webster]

Painted beauty (Zool.), a handsome American butterfly
(Vanessa Huntera), having a variety of bright colors,

Painted cup (Bot.), any plant of an American genus of herbs
(Castilleia) in which the bracts are usually
bright-colored and more showy than the flowers.
Castilleia coccinea has brilliantly scarlet bracts, and
is common in meadows.

Painted finch. See Nonpareil.

Painted lady (Zool.), a bright-colored butterfly. See
Thistle butterfly.

Painted turtle (Zool.), a common American freshwater
tortoise (Chrysemys picta), having bright red and yellow
markings beneath.
[1913 Webster]
podobné slovodefinícia
painted finch
(gcide)
Nonpareil \Non`pa*reil"\, n. [See Nonpareil, a. ]
1. Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or
person; a nonesuch; -- often used as a name.
[1913 Webster]

2. [F. nonpareille.] (Print.) A size of type next smaller
than minion and next larger than agate (or ruby).
[1913 Webster]

3. (Zool.)
(a) A beautifully colored finch (Passerina ciris),
native of the Southern United States. The male has the
head and neck deep blue, rump and under parts bright
red, back and wings golden green, and the tail bluish
purple. Called also painted bunting and {painted
finch}.
(b) Any other similar bird of the same genus.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

4. (Cookery) A small sphere, less than 1 mm diamter, of
colored sugar, used to decorate confections; -- usually
used in the plural as though the name of a substance; as,
sprinkled with nonpareils.
[PJC]

5. pl. A type of candy chocolate consisting of a small flat
disk of chocolate, less than one inch diameter, having
nonpareils[4] sprinkled on the top; as, she ate a box of
nonpareils at the movie.
[PJC]Painted \Paint"ed\, a.
1. Covered or adorned with paint; portrayed in colors.
[1913 Webster]

As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean. --Coleridge.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Nat. Hist.) Marked with bright colors; as, the painted
turtle; painted bunting.
[1913 Webster]

Painted beauty (Zool.), a handsome American butterfly
(Vanessa Huntera), having a variety of bright colors,

Painted cup (Bot.), any plant of an American genus of herbs
(Castilleia) in which the bracts are usually
bright-colored and more showy than the flowers.
Castilleia coccinea has brilliantly scarlet bracts, and
is common in meadows.

Painted finch. See Nonpareil.

Painted lady (Zool.), a bright-colored butterfly. See
Thistle butterfly.

Painted turtle (Zool.), a common American freshwater
tortoise (Chrysemys picta), having bright red and yellow
markings beneath.
[1913 Webster]

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