slovodefinícia
sparrow
(encz)		sparrow,pěnkava americká n: [zoo.] tata
sparrow
(encz)		sparrow,vrabec n:
sparrow
(encz)		sparrow,vrabec domácí n: [zoo.] tata
Sparrow
(gcide)		Sparrow \Spar"row\, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG.
sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp["o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw.
sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or
flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf.
Spavin.]
1. (Zool.) One of many species of small singing birds of the
family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding
chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches,
and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of
Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity,
its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its
fecundity. See House sparrow, under House.
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Note: The following American species are well known; the
chipping sparrow, or chippy, the sage sparrow,
the savanna sparrow, the song sparrow, the {tree
sparrow}, and the white-throated sparrow (see
Peabody bird). See these terms under Sage,
Savanna, etc.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat
resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the
European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge.
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He that doth the ravens feed,
Yea, providently caters for the sparrow,
Be comfort to my age! --Shak.
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Field sparrow, Fox sparrow, etc. See under Field,
Fox, etc.

Sparrow bill, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a
sparable.

Sparrow hawk. (Zool.)
(a) A small European hawk (Accipiter nisus) or any of
the allied species.
(b) A small American falcon (Falco sparverius).
(c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk ({Accipiter
torquatus}).

Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the
European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk.

Sparrow owl (Zool.), a small owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also
applied to other species of small owls.

Sparrow spear (Zool.), the female of the reed bunting.
[Prov. Eng.]
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sparrow
(wn)		sparrow
n 1: any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on
seeds or insects [syn: sparrow, true sparrow]
2: small brownish European songbird [syn: hedge sparrow,
sparrow, dunnock, Prunella modularis]
podobné slovodefinícia
sparrow grass
(mass)		sparrow grass
- chren
chipping sparrow
(encz)		chipping sparrow,
english sparrow
(encz)		English sparrow,
field sparrow
(encz)		field sparrow, n:
hedge sparrow
(encz)		hedge sparrow, n:
house sparrow
(encz)		house sparrow, n:
java sparrow
(encz)		Java sparrow,pták: rýžovník šedý (Padda oryzivora) n: [zoo.] Zpěvný pták
vyskytující se od Sumatry přes Jávu až po Moluky. Páchá škody na
rýžových polích. tata
song sparrow
(encz)		song sparrow, n:
sparrow
(encz)		sparrow,pěnkava americká n: [zoo.] tatasparrow,vrabec n: sparrow,vrabec domácí n: [zoo.] tata
sparrow grass
(encz)		sparrow grass,chřest n: tata
sparrow hawk
(encz)		sparrow hawk, n:
sparrow hen
(encz)		sparrow hen,krahujec obecný n: [zoo.] tata
sparrow owl
(encz)		sparrow owl,sýc rousný n: [zoo.] tatasparrow owl,sýček obecný n: [zoo.] tata
sparrow-nest clothes moth
(encz)		sparrow-nest clothes moth,mol holubí n: [zoo.] tata
sparrowbill
(encz)		sparrowbill,cvoček n: tata
sparrowhawk
(encz)		sparrowhawk,krahujec n: Zdeněk Brož
sparrows
(encz)		sparrows,vrabci n: pl. luke
swamp sparrow
(encz)		swamp sparrow, n:
tree sparrow
(encz)		tree sparrow, n:
true sparrow
(encz)		true sparrow, n:
vesper sparrow
(encz)		vesper sparrow, n:
white-crowned sparrow
(encz)		white-crowned sparrow, n:
white-throated sparrow
(encz)		white-throated sparrow, n:
chipping sparrow
(gcide)		Sparrow \Spar"row\, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG.
sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp["o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw.
sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or
flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf.
Spavin.]
1. (Zool.) One of many species of small singing birds of the
family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding
chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches,
and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of
Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity,
its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its
fecundity. See House sparrow, under House.
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Note: The following American species are well known; the
chipping sparrow, or chippy, the sage sparrow,
the savanna sparrow, the song sparrow, the {tree
sparrow}, and the white-throated sparrow (see
Peabody bird). See these terms under Sage,
Savanna, etc.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat
resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the
European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge.
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He that doth the ravens feed,
Yea, providently caters for the sparrow,
Be comfort to my age! --Shak.
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Field sparrow, Fox sparrow, etc. See under Field,
Fox, etc.

Sparrow bill, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a
sparable.

Sparrow hawk. (Zool.)
(a) A small European hawk (Accipiter nisus) or any of
the allied species.
(b) A small American falcon (Falco sparverius).
(c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk ({Accipiter
torquatus}).

Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the
European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk.

Sparrow owl (Zool.), a small owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also
applied to other species of small owls.

Sparrow spear (Zool.), the female of the reed bunting.
[Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]Chippy \Chip"py\, n. (Zool.)
A small American sparrow (Spizella socialis), very common
near dwelling; -- also called chipping bird and {chipping
sparrow}, from its simple note.
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Field sparrow
(gcide)		Sparrow \Spar"row\, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG.
sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp["o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw.
sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or
flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf.
Spavin.]
1. (Zool.) One of many species of small singing birds of the
family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding
chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches,
and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of
Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity,
its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its
fecundity. See House sparrow, under House.
[1913 Webster]

Note: The following American species are well known; the
chipping sparrow, or chippy, the sage sparrow,
the savanna sparrow, the song sparrow, the {tree
sparrow}, and the white-throated sparrow (see
Peabody bird). See these terms under Sage,
Savanna, etc.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat
resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the
European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge.
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He that doth the ravens feed,
Yea, providently caters for the sparrow,
Be comfort to my age! --Shak.
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Field sparrow, Fox sparrow, etc. See under Field,
Fox, etc.

Sparrow bill, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a
sparable.

Sparrow hawk. (Zool.)
(a) A small European hawk (Accipiter nisus) or any of
the allied species.
(b) A small American falcon (Falco sparverius).
(c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk ({Accipiter
torquatus}).

Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the
European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk.

Sparrow owl (Zool.), a small owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also
applied to other species of small owls.

Sparrow spear (Zool.), the female of the reed bunting.
[Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]field \field\ (f[=e]ld), n. [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to
D. veld, G. feld, Sw. f[aum]lt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field
of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.]
1. Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture;
cultivated ground; the open country.
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2. A piece of land of considerable size; esp., a piece
inclosed for tillage or pasture.
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Fields which promise corn and wine. --Byron.
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3. A place where a battle is fought; also, the battle itself.
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In this glorious and well-foughten field. --Shak.
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What though the field be lost? --Milton.
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4. An open space; an extent; an expanse. Esp.:
(a) Any blank space or ground on which figures are drawn
or projected.
(b) The space covered by an optical instrument at one
view; as, wide-field binoculars.
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Without covering, save yon field of stars.
--Shak.
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Ask of yonder argent fields above. --Pope.
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5. (Her.) The whole surface of an escutcheon; also, so much
of it is shown unconcealed by the different bearings upon
it. See Illust. of Fess, where the field is represented
as gules (red), while the fess is argent (silver).
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6. An unresticted or favorable opportunity for action,
operation, or achievement; province; room.
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Afforded a clear field for moral experiments.
--Macaulay.
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7. (Sports) An open, usually flat, piece of land on which a
sports contest is played; a playing field; as, a football
field; a baseball field.

Syn: playing field, athletic field, playing area.
[PJC]

8. Specifically: (Baseball) That part of the grounds reserved
for the players which is outside of the diamond; -- called
also outfield.
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9. A geographic region (land or sea) which has some notable
feature, activity or valuable resource; as, the diamond
fields of South Africa; an oil field; a gold field; an ice
field.
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10. A facility having an airstrip where airplanes can take
off and land; an airfield.

Syn: airfield, landing field, flying field, aerodrome.
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11. A collective term for all the competitors in any outdoor
contest or trial, or for all except the favorites in the
betting.
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12. A branch of knowledge or sphere of activity; especially,
a learned or professional discipline; as, she's an expert
in the field of geology; in what field did she get her
doctorate?; they are the top company in the field of
entertainment.

Syn: discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field
of study, study, branch of knowledge.
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Note: Within the master text files of this electronic
dictionary, where a word is used in a specific sense in
some specialized field of knowledge, that field is
indicated by the tags: () preceding that sense of the
word.
[PJC]

13. A location, usually outdoors, away from a studio or
office or library or laboratory, where practical work is
done or data is collected; as, anthropologists do much of
their work in the field; the paleontologist is in the
field collecting specimens. Usually used in the phrase

in the field.
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14. (Physics) The influence of a physical object, such as an
electrically charged body, which is capable of exerting
force on objects at a distance; also, the region of space
over which such an influence is effective; as, the
earth's gravitational field; an electrical field; a
magnetic field; a force field.
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15. (Math.) A set of elements within which operations can be
defined analagous to the operations of addition,
subtraction, multiplication, and division on the real
numbers; within such a set of elements addition and
multiplication are commutative and associative and
multiplication is distributive over addition and there
are two elements 0 and 1; a commutative division ring;
as, the set of all rational numbers is a field.
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Note: Field is often used adjectively in the sense of
belonging to, or used in, the fields; especially with
reference to the operations and equipments of an army
during a campaign away from permanent camps and
fortifications. In most cases such use of the word is
sufficiently clear; as, field battery; field
fortification; field gun; field hospital, etc. A field
geologist, naturalist, etc., is one who makes
investigations or collections out of doors. A survey
uses a field book for recording field notes, i.e.,
measurment, observations, etc., made in field work
(outdoor operations). A farmer or planter employs field
hands, and may use a field roller or a field derrick.
Field sports are hunting, fishing, athletic games, etc.
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Coal field (Geol.) See under Coal.

Field artillery, light ordnance mounted on wheels, for the
use of a marching army.

Field basil (Bot.), a plant of the Mint family ({Calamintha
Acinos}); -- called also basil thyme.

Field colors (Mil.), small flags for marking out the
positions for squadrons and battalions; camp colors.

Field cricket (Zool.), a large European cricket ({Gryllus
campestric}), remarkable for its loud notes.

Field day.
(a) A day in the fields.
(b) (Mil.) A day when troops are taken into the field for
instruction in evolutions. --Farrow.
(c) A day of unusual exertion or display; a gala day.

Field driver, in New England, an officer charged with the
driving of stray cattle to the pound.

Field duck (Zool.), the little bustard (Otis tetrax),
found in Southern Europe.

Field glass. (Optics)
(a) A binocular telescope of compact form; a lorgnette; a
race glass.
(b) A small achromatic telescope, from 20 to 24 inches
long, and having 3 to 6 draws.
(c) See Field lens.

Field lark. (Zool.)
(a) The skylark.
(b) The tree pipit.

Field lens (Optics), that one of the two lenses forming the
eyepiece of an astronomical telescope or compound
microscope which is nearer the object glass; -- called
also field glass.

Field madder (Bot.), a plant (Sherardia arvensis) used in
dyeing.

Field marshal (Mil.), the highest military rank conferred
in the British and other European armies.

Field officer (Mil.), an officer above the rank of captain
and below that of general.

Field officer's court (U.S.Army), a court-martial
consisting of one field officer empowered to try all
cases, in time of war, subject to jurisdiction of garrison
and regimental courts. --Farrow.

Field plover (Zool.), the black-bellied plover ({Charadrius
squatarola}); also sometimes applied to the Bartramian
sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda).

Field spaniel (Zool.), a small spaniel used in hunting
small game.

Field sparrow. (Zool.)
(a) A small American sparrow (Spizella pusilla).
(b) The hedge sparrow. [Eng.]

Field staff (Mil.), a staff formerly used by gunners to
hold a lighted match for discharging a gun.

Field vole (Zool.), the European meadow mouse.

Field of ice, a large body of floating ice; a pack.

Field, or Field of view, in a telescope or microscope,
the entire space within which objects are seen.

Field magnet. see under Magnet.

Magnetic field. See Magnetic.

To back the field, or To bet on the field. See under
Back, v. t. -- To keep the field.
(a) (Mil.) To continue a campaign.
(b) To maintain one's ground against all comers.

To lay against the field or To back against the field, to
bet on (a horse, etc.) against all comers.

To take the field (Mil.), to enter upon a campaign.
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Fox sparrow
(gcide)		Fox \Fox\ (f[o^]ks), n.; pl. Foxes. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos,
G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa['u]h[=o], Icel. f[=o]a
fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf.
Vixen.]
1. (Zool.) A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family
Canid[ae], of many species. The European fox ({V.
vulgaris} or V. vulpes), the American red fox ({V.
fulvus}), the American gray fox (V. Virginianus), and
the arctic, white, or blue, fox (V. lagopus) are
well-known species.
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Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the
American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the
cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of
the same species, of less value. The common foxes of
Europe and America are very similar; both are
celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild
birds, poultry, and various small animals.
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Subtle as the fox for prey. --Shak.
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2. (Zool.) The European dragonet.
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3. (Zool.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also
sea fox. See Thrasher shark, under Shark.
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4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.]
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We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --Beattie.
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5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar;
-- used for seizings or mats.
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6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the
blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.]
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Thou diest on point of fox. --Shak.
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7. pl. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs,
formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin;
-- called also Outagamies.
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Fox and geese.
(a) A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others
as they run one goal to another.
(b) A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for
them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the
geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle
of the board, endeavors to break through the line of
the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox.

Fox bat (Zool.), a large fruit bat of the genus Pteropus,
of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and the East
Indies, esp. P. medius of India. Some of the species are
more than four feet across the outspread wings. See {Fruit
bat}.

Fox bolt, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge.


Fox brush (Zool.), the tail of a fox.

Fox evil, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy.


Fox grape (Bot.), the name of two species of American
grapes. The northern fox grape (Vitis Labrusca) is the
origin of the varieties called Isabella, Concord,
Hartford, etc., and the southern fox grape ({Vitis
vulpina}) has produced the Scuppernong, and probably the
Catawba.

Fox hunter.
(a) One who pursues foxes with hounds.
(b) A horse ridden in a fox chase.

Fox shark (Zool.), the thrasher shark. See {Thrasher
shark}, under Thrasher.

Fox sleep, pretended sleep.

Fox sparrow (Zool.), a large American sparrow ({Passerella
iliaca}); -- so called on account of its reddish color.

Fox squirrel (Zool.), a large North American squirrel
(Sciurus niger, or S. cinereus). In the Southern
States the black variety prevails; farther north the
fulvous and gray variety, called the cat squirrel, is
more common.

Fox terrier (Zool.), one of a peculiar breed of terriers,
used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes, and for
other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired
varieties.

Fox trot, a pace like that which is adopted for a few
steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot,
or a trot into a walk.

Fox wedge (Mach. & Carpentry), a wedge for expanding the
split end of a bolt, cotter, dowel, tenon, or other piece,
to fasten the end in a hole or mortise and prevent
withdrawal. The wedge abuts on the bottom of the hole and
the piece is driven down upon it. Fastening by fox wedges
is called foxtail wedging.

Fox wolf (Zool.), one of several South American wild dogs,
belonging to the genus Canis. They have long, bushy
tails like a fox.
[1913 Webster]Sparrow \Spar"row\, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG.
sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp["o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw.
sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or
flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf.
Spavin.]
1. (Zool.) One of many species of small singing birds of the
family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding
chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches,
and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of
Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity,
its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its
fecundity. See House sparrow, under House.
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Note: The following American species are well known; the
chipping sparrow, or chippy, the sage sparrow,
the savanna sparrow, the song sparrow, the {tree
sparrow}, and the white-throated sparrow (see
Peabody bird). See these terms under Sage,
Savanna, etc.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Zool.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat
resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the
European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge.
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He that doth the ravens feed,
Yea, providently caters for the sparrow,
Be comfort to my age! --Shak.
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Field sparrow, Fox sparrow, etc. See under Field,
Fox, etc.

Sparrow bill, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a
sparable.

Sparrow hawk. (Zool.)
(a) A small European hawk (Accipiter nisus) or any of
the allied species.
(b) A small American falcon (Falco sparverius).
(c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk ({Accipiter
torquatus}).

Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the
European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk.

Sparrow owl (Zool.), a small owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also
applied to other species of small owls.

Sparrow spear (Zool.), the female of the reed bunting.
[Prov. Eng.]
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Hedge sparrow
(gcide)		Hedge \Hedge\, n. [OE. hegge, AS. hecg; akin to haga an
inclosure, E. haw, AS. hege hedge, E. haybote, D. hegge, OHG.
hegga, G. hecke. [root]12. See Haw a hedge.]
A thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a
thicket planted as a fence between any two portions of land;
and also any sort of shrubbery, as evergreens, planted in a
line or as a fence; particularly, such a thicket planted
round a field to fence it, or in rows to separate the parts
of a garden.
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The roughest berry on the rudest hedge. --Shak.
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Through the verdant maze
Of sweetbrier hedges I pursue my walk. --Thomson.
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Note: Hedge, when used adjectively or in composition, often
means rustic, outlandish, illiterate, poor, or mean;
as, hedge priest; hedgeborn, etc.
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Hedge bells, Hedge bindweed (Bot.), a climbing plant
related to the morning-glory (Convolvulus sepium).

Hedge bill, a long-handled billhook.

Hedge garlic (Bot.), a plant of the genus Alliaria. See
Garlic mustard, under Garlic.

Hedge hyssop (Bot.), a bitter herb of the genus Gratiola,
the leaves of which are emetic and purgative.

Hedge marriage, a secret or clandestine marriage,
especially one performed by a hedge priest. [Eng.]

Hedge mustard (Bot.), a plant of the genus Sisymbrium,
belonging to the Mustard family.

Hedge nettle (Bot.), an herb, or under shrub, of the genus
Stachys, belonging to the Mint family. It has a
nettlelike appearance, though quite harmless.

Hedge note.
(a) The note of a hedge bird.
(b) Low, contemptible writing. [Obs.] --Dryden.

Hedge priest, a poor, illiterate priest. --Shak.

Hedge school, an open-air school in the shelter of a hedge,
in Ireland; a school for rustics.

Hedge sparrow (Zool.), a European warbler ({Accentor
modularis}) which frequents hedges. Its color is reddish
brown, and ash; the wing coverts are tipped with white.
Called also chanter, hedge warbler, dunnock, and
doney.

Hedge writer, an insignificant writer, or a writer of low,
scurrilous stuff. [Obs.] --Swift.

To breast up a hedge. See under Breast.

To hang in the hedge, to be at a standstill. "While the
business of money hangs in the hedge." --Pepys.
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Java sparrow
(gcide)		Java \Ja"va\ (j[aum]"v[.a]), n.
1. One of the islands of the Malay Archipelago belonging to
the Netherlands.
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2. Java coffee, a kind of coffee brought from Java.
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3. (Computers) [all capitals] an object-oriented computer
programming language, derived largely from C++, used
widely for design and display of web pages on the
world-wide web. It is an interpreted language, and has
been suggested as a platform-independent code to allow
execution of the same progam under multiple operating
systems without recompiling. The language is still (1997)
under active development, and is evolving.
[GG + PJC]

Java cat (Zool.), the musang.

Java sparrow (Zool.), a species of finch ({Padda
oryzivora}), native of Java, but very commonly kept as a
cage bird; -- called also ricebird, and paddy bird. In
the male the upper parts are glaucous gray, the head and
tail black, the under parts delicate rose, and the cheeks
white. The bill is large and red. A white variety is also
kept as a cage bird.
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Lark sparrow
(gcide)		Lark \Lark\, n. [OE. larke, laverock, AS. l[=a]werce; akin to D.
leeuwerik, LG. lewerke, OHG. l[=e]rahha, G. lerche, Sw.
l[aum]rka, Dan. lerke, Icel. l[ae]virki.] (Zool.)
Any one numerous species of singing birds of the genus
Alauda and allied genera (family Alaudid[ae]). They
mostly belong to Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. In
America they are represented by the shore larks, or horned
larks, of the genus Otocoris. The true larks have
holaspidean tarsi, very long hind claws, and, usually, dull,
sandy brown colors.
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Note: The European skylark, or lark of the poets ({Alauda
arvensis}), is of a brown mottled color, and is noted
for its clear and sweet song, uttered as it rises and
descends almost perpendicularly in the air. It is
considered a table delicacy, and immense numbers are
killed for the markets. Other well-known European
species are the crested, or tufted, lark ({Alauda
cristata}), and the wood lark (Alauda arborea). The
pipits, or titlarks, of the genus Anthus (family
Motacillid[ae]) are often called larks. See Pipit.
The American meadow larks, of the genus Sturnella,
are allied to the starlings. See Meadow Lark. The
Australian bush lark is Mirafra Horsfieldii. See
Shore lark.
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Lark bunting (Zool.), a fringilline bird ({Calamospiza
melanocorys}) found on the plains of the Western United
States.

Lark sparrow (Zool.), a sparrow (Chondestes grammacus),
found in the Mississippi Valley and the Western United
States.
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Mountain sparrow
(gcide)		Mountain \Moun"tain\ (moun"t[i^]n), a.
1. Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or
living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains;
among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines;
mountain goats; mountain air; mountain howitzer.
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2. Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great.
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The high, the mountain majesty of worth. --Byron.
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Mountain antelope (Zool.), the goral.

Mountain ash (Bot.), an ornamental tree, the {Pyrus
Americana} (or Sorbus Americana), producing beautiful
bunches of red berries. Its leaves are pinnate, and its
flowers white, growing in fragrant clusters. The European
species is the Pyrus aucuparia, or rowan tree.

Mountain barometer, a portable barometer, adapted for safe
transportation, used in measuring the heights of
mountains.

Mountain beaver (Zool.), the sewellel.

Mountain blue (Min.), blue carbonate of copper; azurite.

Mountain cat (Zool.), the catamount. See Catamount.

Mountain chain, a series of contiguous mountain ranges,
generally in parallel or consecutive lines or curves.

Mountain cock (Zool.), capercailzie. See Capercailzie.

Mountain cork (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling
cork in its texture.

Mountain crystal. See under Crystal.

Mountain damson (Bot.), a large tree of the genus
Simaruba (Simaruba amarga) growing in the West Indies,
which affords a bitter tonic and astringent, sometimes
used in medicine.

Mountain dew, Scotch whisky, so called because often
illicitly distilled among the mountains. [Humorous]

Mountain ebony (Bot.), a small leguminous tree ({Bauhinia
variegata}) of the East and West Indies; -- so called
because of its dark wood. The bark is used medicinally and
in tanning.

Mountain flax (Min.), a variety of asbestus, having very
fine fibers; amianthus. See Amianthus.

Mountain fringe (Bot.), climbing fumitory. See under
Fumitory.

Mountain goat. (Zool.) See Mazama.

Mountain green. (Min.)
(a) Green malachite, or carbonate of copper.
(b) See Green earth, under Green, a.

Mountain holly (Bot.), a branching shrub ({Nemopanthes
Canadensis}), having smooth oblong leaves and red berries.
It is found in the Northern United States.

Mountain laurel (Bot.), an American shrub ({Kalmia
latifolia}) with glossy evergreen leaves and showy
clusters of rose-colored or white flowers. The foliage is
poisonous. Called also American laurel, ivy bush, and
calico bush. See Kalmia.

Mountain leather (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling
leather in its texture.

Mountain licorice (Bot.), a plant of the genus Trifolium
(Trifolium Alpinum).

Mountain limestone (Geol.), a series of marine limestone
strata below the coal measures, and above the old red
standstone of Great Britain. See Chart of Geology.

Mountain linnet (Zool.), the twite.

Mountain magpie. (Zool.)
(a) The yaffle, or green woodpecker.
(b) The European gray shrike.

Mountain mahogany (Bot.) See under Mahogany.

Mountain meal (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite,
occurring as an efflorescence.

Mountain milk (Min.), a soft spongy variety of carbonate of
lime.

Mountain mint. (Bot.) See Mint.

Mountain ousel (Zool.), the ring ousel; -- called also
mountain thrush and mountain colley. See Ousel.

Mountain pride, or Mountain green (Bot.), a tree of
Jamaica (Spathelia simplex), which has an unbranched
palmlike stem, and a terminal cluster of large, pinnate
leaves.

Mountain quail (Zool.), the plumed partridge ({Oreortyx
pictus}) of California. It has two long, slender,
plumelike feathers on the head. The throat and sides are
chestnut; the belly is brown with transverse bars of black
and white; the neck and breast are dark gray.

Mountain range, a series of mountains closely related in
position and direction.

Mountain rice. (Bot.)
(a) An upland variety of rice, grown without irrigation,
in some parts of Asia, Europe, and the United States.
(b) An American genus of grasses (Oryzopsis).

Mountain rose (Bot.), a species of rose with solitary
flowers, growing in the mountains of Europe ({Rosa
alpina}).

Mountain soap (Min.), a soft earthy mineral, of a brownish
color, used in crayon painting; saxonite.

Mountain sorrel (Bot.), a low perennial plant ({Oxyria
digyna} with rounded kidney-form leaves, and small
greenish flowers, found in the White Mountains of New
Hampshire, and in high northern latitudes. --Gray.

Mountain sparrow (Zool.), the European tree sparrow.

Mountain spinach. (Bot.) See Orach.

Mountain tobacco (Bot.), a composite plant ({Arnica
montana}) of Europe; called also leopard's bane.

Mountain witch (Zool.), a ground pigeon of Jamaica, of the
genus Geotrygon.
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Reed sparrow
(gcide)		Reed \Reed\, n. [AS. hre['o]d; akin to D. riet, G. riet, ried,
OHG. kriot, riot.]
1. (Bot.) A name given to many tall and coarse grasses or
grasslike plants, and their slender, often jointed, stems,
such as the various kinds of bamboo, and especially the
common reed of Europe and North America ({Phragmites
communis}).
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2. A musical instrument made of the hollow joint of some
plant; a rustic or pastoral pipe.
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Arcadian pipe, the pastoral reed
Of Hermes. --Milton.
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3. An arrow, as made of a reed. --Prior.
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4. Straw prepared for thatching a roof. [Prov. Eng.]
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5. (Mus.)
(a) A small piece of cane or wood attached to the
mouthpiece of certain instruments, and set in
vibration by the breath. In the clarinet it is a
single fiat reed; in the oboe and bassoon it is
double, forming a compressed tube.
(b) One of the thin pieces of metal, the vibration of
which produce the tones of a melodeon, accordeon,
harmonium, or seraphine; also attached to certain sets
or registers of pipes in an organ.
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6. (Weaving) A frame having parallel flat stripe of metal or
reed, between which the warp threads pass, set in the
swinging lathe or batten of a loom for beating up the
weft; a sley. See Batten.
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7. (Mining) A tube containing the train of powder for
igniting the charge in blasting.
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8. (Arch.) Same as Reeding.
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Egyptian reed (Bot.), the papyrus.

Free reed (Mus.), a reed whose edges do not overlap the
wind passage, -- used in the harmonium, concertina, etc.
It is distinguished from the beating or striking reed of
the organ and clarinet.

Meadow reed grass (Bot.), the Glyceria aquatica, a tall
grass found in wet places.

Reed babbler. See Reedbird.

Reed bunting (Zool.) A European sparrow ({Emberiza
sch[oe]niclus}) which frequents marshy places; -- called
also reed sparrow, ring bunting.
(b) Reedling.

Reed canary grass (Bot.), a tall wild grass ({Phalaris
arundinacea}).

Reed grass. (Bot.)
(a) The common reed. See Reed, 1.
(b) A plant of the genus Sparganium; bur reed. See under
Bur.

Reed organ (Mus.), an organ in which the wind acts on a set
of free reeds, as the harmonium, melodeon, concertina,
etc.

Reed pipe (Mus.), a pipe of an organ furnished with a reed.


Reed sparrow. (Zool.) See Reed bunting, above.

Reed stop (Mus.), a set of pipes in an organ furnished with
reeds.

Reed warbler. (Zool.)
(a) A small European warbler (Acrocephalus streperus);
-- called also reed wren.
(b) Any one of several species of Indian and Australian
warblers of the genera Acrocephalus, Calamoherpe,
and Arundinax. They are excellent singers.

Sea-sand reed (Bot.), a kind of coarse grass ({Ammophila
arundinacea}). See Beach grass, under Beach.

Wood reed grass (Bot.), a tall, elegant grass ({Cinna
arundinacea}), common in moist woods.
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reed sparrow
(gcide)		Reed \Reed\, n. [AS. hre['o]d; akin to D. riet, G. riet, ried,
OHG. kriot, riot.]
1. (Bot.) A name given to many tall and coarse grasses or
grasslike plants, and their slender, often jointed, stems,
such as the various kinds of bamboo, and especially the
common reed of Europe and North America ({Phragmites
communis}).
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2. A musical instrument made of the hollow joint of some
plant; a rustic or pastoral pipe.
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Arcadian pipe, the pastoral reed
Of Hermes. --Milton.
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3. An arrow, as made of a reed. --Prior.
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4. Straw prepared for thatching a roof. [Prov. Eng.]
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5. (Mus.)
(a) A small piece of cane or wood attached to the
mouthpiece of certain instruments, and set in
vibration by the breath. In the clarinet it is a
single fiat reed; in the oboe and bassoon it is
double, forming a compressed tube.
(b) One of the thin pieces of metal, the vibration of
which produce the tones of a melodeon, accordeon,
harmonium, or seraphine; also attached to certain sets
or registers of pipes in an organ.
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6. (Weaving) A frame having parallel flat stripe of metal or
reed, between which the warp threads pass, set in the
swinging lathe or batten of a loom for beating up the
weft; a sley. See Batten.
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7. (Mining) A tube containing the train of powder for
igniting the charge in blasting.
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8. (Arch.) Same as Reeding.
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Egyptian reed (Bot.), the papyrus.

Free reed (Mus.), a reed whose edges do not overlap the
wind passage, -- used in the harmonium, concertina, etc.
It is distinguished from the beating or striking reed of
the organ and clarinet.

Meadow reed grass (Bot.), the Glyceria aquatica, a tall
grass found in wet places.

Reed babbler. See Reedbird.

Reed bunting (Zool.) A European sparrow ({Emberiza
sch[oe]niclus}) which frequents marshy places; -- called
also reed sparrow, ring bunting.
(b) Reedling.

Reed canary grass (Bot.), a tall wild grass ({Phalaris
arundinacea}).

Reed grass. (Bot.)
(a) The common reed. See Reed, 1.
(b) A plant of the genus Sparganium; bur reed. See under
Bur.

Reed organ (Mus.), an organ in which the wind acts on a set
of free reeds, as the harmonium, melodeon, concertina,
etc.

Reed pipe (Mus.), a pipe of an organ furnished with a reed.


Reed sparrow. (Zool.) See Reed bunting, above.

Reed stop (Mus.), a set of pipes in an organ furnished with
reeds.

Reed warbler. (Zool.)
(a) A small European warbler (Acrocephalus streperus);
-- called also reed wren.
(b) Any one of several species of Indian and Australian
warblers of the genera Acrocephalus, Calamoherpe,
and Arundinax. They are excellent singers.

Sea-sand reed (Bot.), a kind of coarse grass ({Ammophila
arundinacea}). See Beach grass, under Beach.

Wood reed grass (Bot.), a tall, elegant grass ({Cinna
arundinacea}), common in moist woods.
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Rock sparrow
(gcide)		Rock \Rock\, n. [OF. roke, F. roche; cf. Armor. roc'h, and AS.
rocc.]
1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed
stone or crag. See Stone.
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Come one, come all! this rock shall fly
From its firm base as soon as I. --Sir W.
Scott.
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2. (Geol.) Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's
crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth,
clay, etc., when in natural beds.
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3. That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a
support; a refuge.
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The Lord is my rock, and my fortress. --2 Sam. xxii.
2.
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4. Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling
the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.
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5. (Zool.) The striped bass. See under Bass.
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Note: This word is frequently used in the formation of
self-explaining compounds; as, rock-bound, rock-built,
rock-ribbed, rock-roofed, and the like.
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Rock alum. [Probably so called by confusion with F. roche a
rock.] Same as Roche alum.

Rock barnacle (Zool.), a barnacle (Balanus balanoides)
very abundant on rocks washed by tides.

Rock bass. (Zool.)
(a) The stripped bass. See under Bass.
(b) The goggle-eye.
(c) The cabrilla. Other species are also locally called
rock bass.

Rock builder (Zool.), any species of animal whose remains
contribute to the formation of rocks, especially the
corals and Foraminifera.

Rock butter (Min.), native alum mixed with clay and oxide
of iron, usually in soft masses of a yellowish white
color, occuring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous
slate.

Rock candy, a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure
sugar which are very hard, whence the name.

Rock cavy. (Zool.) See Moco.

Rock cod (Zool.)
(a) A small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod
found about rocks andledges.
(b) A California rockfish.

Rock cook. (Zool.)
(a) A European wrasse (Centrolabrus exoletus).
(b) A rockling.

Rock cork (Min.), a variety of asbestus the fibers of which
are loosely interlaced. It resembles cork in its texture.


Rock crab (Zool.), any one of several species of large
crabs of the genus C, as the two species of the New
England coast (Cancer irroratus and Cancer borealis).
See Illust. under Cancer.

Rock cress (Bot.), a name of several plants of the cress
kind found on rocks, as Arabis petraea, Arabis lyrata,
etc.

Rock crystal (Min.), limpid quartz. See Quartz, and under
Crystal.

Rock dove (Zool.), the rock pigeon; -- called also {rock
doo}.

Rock drill, an implement for drilling holes in rock; esp.,
a machine impelled by steam or compressed air, for
drilling holes for blasting, etc.

Rock duck (Zool.), the harlequin duck.

Rock eel. (Zool.) See Gunnel.

Rock goat (Zool.), a wild goat, or ibex.

Rock hopper (Zool.), a penguin of the genus Catarractes.
See under Penguin.

Rock kangaroo. (Zool.) See Kangaroo, and Petrogale.

Rock lobster (Zool.), any one of several species of large
spinose lobsters of the genera Panulirus and
Palinurus. They have no large claws. Called also {spiny
lobster}, and sea crayfish.

Rock meal (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite
occuring as an efflorescence.

Rock milk. (Min.) See Agaric mineral, under Agaric.

Rock moss, a kind of lichen; the cudbear. See Cudbear.

Rock oil. See Petroleum.

Rock parrakeet (Zool.), a small Australian parrakeet
(Euphema petrophila), which nests in holes among the
rocks of high cliffs. Its general color is yellowish olive
green; a frontal band and the outer edge of the wing
quills are deep blue, and the central tail feathers bluish
green.

Rock pigeon (Zool.), the wild pigeon (Columba livia) Of
Europe and Asia, from which the domestic pigeon was
derived. See Illust. under Pigeon.

Rock pipit. (Zool.) See the Note under Pipit.

Rock plover. (Zool.)
(a) The black-bellied, or whistling, plover.
(b) The rock snipe.

Rock ptarmigan (Zool.), an arctic American ptarmigan
(Lagopus rupestris), which in winter is white, with the
tail and lores black. In summer the males are grayish
brown, coarsely vermiculated with black, and have black
patches on the back.

Rock rabbit (Zool.), the hyrax. See Cony, and Daman.

Rock ruby (Min.), a fine reddish variety of garnet.

Rock salt (Min.), cloride of sodium (common salt) occuring
in rocklike masses in mines; mineral salt; salt dug from
the earth. In the United States this name is sometimes
given to salt in large crystals, formed by evaporation
from sea water in large basins or cavities.

Rock seal (Zool.), the harbor seal. See Seal.

Rock shell (Zool.), any species of Murex, Purpura, and
allied genera.

Rock snake (Zool.), any one of several large pythons; as,
the royal rock snake (Python regia) of Africa, and the
rock snake of India (Python molurus). The Australian
rock snakes mostly belong to the allied genus Morelia.


Rock snipe (Zool.), the purple sandpiper ({Tringa
maritima}); -- called also rock bird, rock plover,
winter snipe.

Rock soap (Min.), a kind of clay having a smooth, greasy
feel, and adhering to the tongue.

Rock sparrow. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of several species of Old World sparrows of
the genus Petronia, as Petronia stulla, of Europe.
(b) A North American sparrow (Pucaea ruficeps).

Rock tar, petroleum.

Rock thrush (Zool.), any Old World thrush of the genus
Monticola, or Petrocossyphus; as, the European rock
thrush (Monticola saxatilis), and the blue rock thrush
of India (Monticola cyaneus), in which the male is blue
throughout.

Rock tripe (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Umbilicaria
Dillenii}) growing on rocks in the northen parts of
America, and forming broad, flat, coriaceous, dark fuscous
or blackish expansions. It has been used as food in cases
of extremity.

Rock trout (Zool.), any one of several species of marine
food fishes of the genus Hexagrammus, family Chiradae,
native of the North Pacific coasts; -- called also {sea
trout}, boregat, bodieron, and starling.

Rock warbler (Zool.), a small Australian singing bird
(Origma rubricata) which frequents rocky ravines and
water courses; -- called also cataract bird.

Rock wren (Zool.), any one of several species of wrens of
the genus Salpinctes, native of the arid plains of Lower
California and Mexico.
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Sage sparrow
(gcide)		Sage \Sage\, n. [OE. sauge, F. sauge, L. salvia, from salvus
saved, in allusion to its reputed healing virtues. See
Safe.] (Bot.)
(a) A suffruticose labiate plant (Salvia officinalis) with
grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc.
The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which
many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet
sage, and Mexican red and blue sage.
(b) The sagebrush.
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Meadow sage (Bot.), a blue-flowered species of Salvia
(Salvia pratensis) growing in meadows in Europe.

Sage cheese, cheese flavored with sage, and colored green
by the juice of leaves of spinach and other plants which
are added to the milk.

Sage cock (Zool.), the male of the sage grouse; in a more
general sense, the specific name of the sage grouse.

Sage green, of a dull grayish green color, like the leaves
of garden sage.

Sage grouse (Zool.), a very large American grouse
(Centrocercus urophasianus), native of the dry sagebrush
plains of Western North America. Called also {cock of the
plains}. The male is called sage cock, and the female
sage hen.

Sage hare, or Sage rabbit (Zool.), a species of hare
(Lepus Nuttalli syn. Lepus artemisia) which inhabits
the arid regions of Western North America and lives among
sagebrush. By recent writers it is considered to be merely
a variety of the common cottontail, or wood rabbit.

Sage hen (Zool.), the female of the sage grouse.

Sage sparrow (Zool.), a small sparrow (Amphispiza Belli,
var. Nevadensis) which inhabits the dry plains of the
Rocky Mountain region, living among sagebrush.

Sage thrasher (Zool.), a singing bird ({Oroscoptes
montanus}) which inhabits the sagebrush plains of Western
North America.

Sage willow (Bot.), a species of willow (Salix tristis)
forming a low bush with nearly sessile grayish green
leaves.
[1913 Webster]Sparrow \Spar"row\, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG.
sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp["o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw.
sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or
flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf.
Spavin.]
1. (Zool.) One of many species of small singing birds of the
family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding
chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches,
and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of
Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity,
its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its
fecundity. See House sparrow, under House.
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Note: The following American species are well known; the
chipping sparrow, or chippy, the sage sparrow,
the savanna sparrow, the song sparrow, the {tree
sparrow}, and the white-throated sparrow (see
Peabody bird). See these terms under Sage,
Savanna, etc.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat
resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the
European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge.
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He that doth the ravens feed,
Yea, providently caters for the sparrow,
Be comfort to my age! --Shak.
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Field sparrow, Fox sparrow, etc. See under Field,
Fox, etc.

Sparrow bill, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a
sparable.

Sparrow hawk. (Zool.)
(a) A small European hawk (Accipiter nisus) or any of
the allied species.
(b) A small American falcon (Falco sparverius).
(c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk ({Accipiter
torquatus}).

Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the
European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk.

Sparrow owl (Zool.), a small owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also
applied to other species of small owls.

Sparrow spear (Zool.), the female of the reed bunting.
[Prov. Eng.]
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sage sparrow
(gcide)		Sage \Sage\, n. [OE. sauge, F. sauge, L. salvia, from salvus
saved, in allusion to its reputed healing virtues. See
Safe.] (Bot.)
(a) A suffruticose labiate plant (Salvia officinalis) with
grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc.
The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which
many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet
sage, and Mexican red and blue sage.
(b) The sagebrush.
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Meadow sage (Bot.), a blue-flowered species of Salvia
(Salvia pratensis) growing in meadows in Europe.

Sage cheese, cheese flavored with sage, and colored green
by the juice of leaves of spinach and other plants which
are added to the milk.

Sage cock (Zool.), the male of the sage grouse; in a more
general sense, the specific name of the sage grouse.

Sage green, of a dull grayish green color, like the leaves
of garden sage.

Sage grouse (Zool.), a very large American grouse
(Centrocercus urophasianus), native of the dry sagebrush
plains of Western North America. Called also {cock of the
plains}. The male is called sage cock, and the female
sage hen.

Sage hare, or Sage rabbit (Zool.), a species of hare
(Lepus Nuttalli syn. Lepus artemisia) which inhabits
the arid regions of Western North America and lives among
sagebrush. By recent writers it is considered to be merely
a variety of the common cottontail, or wood rabbit.

Sage hen (Zool.), the female of the sage grouse.

Sage sparrow (Zool.), a small sparrow (Amphispiza Belli,
var. Nevadensis) which inhabits the dry plains of the
Rocky Mountain region, living among sagebrush.

Sage thrasher (Zool.), a singing bird ({Oroscoptes
montanus}) which inhabits the sagebrush plains of Western
North America.

Sage willow (Bot.), a species of willow (Salix tristis)
forming a low bush with nearly sessile grayish green
leaves.
[1913 Webster]Sparrow \Spar"row\, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG.
sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp["o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw.
sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or
flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf.
Spavin.]
1. (Zool.) One of many species of small singing birds of the
family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding
chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches,
and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of
Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity,
its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its
fecundity. See House sparrow, under House.
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Note: The following American species are well known; the
chipping sparrow, or chippy, the sage sparrow,
the savanna sparrow, the song sparrow, the {tree
sparrow}, and the white-throated sparrow (see
Peabody bird). See these terms under Sage,
Savanna, etc.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat
resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the
European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge.
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He that doth the ravens feed,
Yea, providently caters for the sparrow,
Be comfort to my age! --Shak.
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Field sparrow, Fox sparrow, etc. See under Field,
Fox, etc.

Sparrow bill, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a
sparable.

Sparrow hawk. (Zool.)
(a) A small European hawk (Accipiter nisus) or any of
the allied species.
(b) A small American falcon (Falco sparverius).
(c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk ({Accipiter
torquatus}).

Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the
European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk.

Sparrow owl (Zool.), a small owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also
applied to other species of small owls.

Sparrow spear (Zool.), the female of the reed bunting.
[Prov. Eng.]
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Satin sparrow
(gcide)		Satin \Sat"in\, n. [F. satin (cf. Pg. setim), fr. It. setino,
from seta silk, L. saeta, seta, a thick, stiff hair, a
bristle; or possibly ultimately of Chinese origin; cf. Chin.
sz-t["u]n, sz-twan. Cf. Sateen.]
A silk cloth, of a thick, close texture, and overshot woof,
which has a glossy surface.
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Cloths of gold and satins rich of hue. --Chaucer.
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Denmark satin, a kind of lasting; a stout worsted stuff,
woven with a satin twill, used for women's shoes.

Farmer's satin. See under Farmer.

Satin bird (Zool.), an Australian bower bird. Called also
satin grackle.

Satin flower (Bot.) See Honesty, 4.

Satin spar. (Min.)
(a) A fine fibrous variety of calcite, having a pearly
luster.
(b) A similar variety of gypsum.

Satin sparrow (Zool.), the shining flycatcher ({Myiagra
nitida}) of Tasmania and Australia. The upper surface of
the male is rich blackish green with a metallic luster.

Satin stone, satin spar.
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Savanna sparrow
(gcide)		Savanna \Sa*van"na\, n. [Of American Indian origin; cf. Sp.
sabana, F. savane.]
A tract of level land covered with the vegetable growth
usually found in a damp soil and warm climate, -- as grass or
reeds, -- but destitute of trees. [Spelt also savannah.]
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Savannahs are clear pieces of land without woods.
--Dampier.
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Savanna flower (Bot.), a West Indian name for several
climbing apocyneous plants of the genus Echites.

Savanna sparrow (Zool.), an American sparrow ({Ammodramus
sandwichensis} or Passerculus savanna) of which several
varieties are found on grassy plains from Alaska to the
Eastern United States.

Savanna wattle (Bot.), a name of two West Indian trees of
the genus Citharexylum.
[1913 Webster]Sparrow \Spar"row\, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG.
sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp["o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw.
sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or
flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf.
Spavin.]
1. (Zool.) One of many species of small singing birds of the
family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding
chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches,
and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of
Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity,
its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its
fecundity. See House sparrow, under House.
[1913 Webster]

Note: The following American species are well known; the
chipping sparrow, or chippy, the sage sparrow,
the savanna sparrow, the song sparrow, the {tree
sparrow}, and the white-throated sparrow (see
Peabody bird). See these terms under Sage,
Savanna, etc.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Zool.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat
resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the
European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge.
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He that doth the ravens feed,
Yea, providently caters for the sparrow,
Be comfort to my age! --Shak.
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Field sparrow, Fox sparrow, etc. See under Field,
Fox, etc.

Sparrow bill, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a
sparable.

Sparrow hawk. (Zool.)
(a) A small European hawk (Accipiter nisus) or any of
the allied species.
(b) A small American falcon (Falco sparverius).
(c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk ({Accipiter
torquatus}).

Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the
European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk.

Sparrow owl (Zool.), a small owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also
applied to other species of small owls.

Sparrow spear (Zool.), the female of the reed bunting.
[Prov. Eng.]
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savanna sparrow
(gcide)		Savanna \Sa*van"na\, n. [Of American Indian origin; cf. Sp.
sabana, F. savane.]
A tract of level land covered with the vegetable growth
usually found in a damp soil and warm climate, -- as grass or
reeds, -- but destitute of trees. [Spelt also savannah.]
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Savannahs are clear pieces of land without woods.
--Dampier.
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Savanna flower (Bot.), a West Indian name for several
climbing apocyneous plants of the genus Echites.

Savanna sparrow (Zool.), an American sparrow ({Ammodramus
sandwichensis} or Passerculus savanna) of which several
varieties are found on grassy plains from Alaska to the
Eastern United States.

Savanna wattle (Bot.), a name of two West Indian trees of
the genus Citharexylum.
[1913 Webster]Sparrow \Spar"row\, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG.
sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp["o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw.
sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or
flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf.
Spavin.]
1. (Zool.) One of many species of small singing birds of the
family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding
chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches,
and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of
Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity,
its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its
fecundity. See House sparrow, under House.
[1913 Webster]

Note: The following American species are well known; the
chipping sparrow, or chippy, the sage sparrow,
the savanna sparrow, the song sparrow, the {tree
sparrow}, and the white-throated sparrow (see
Peabody bird). See these terms under Sage,
Savanna, etc.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Zool.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat
resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the
European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge.
[1913 Webster]

He that doth the ravens feed,
Yea, providently caters for the sparrow,
Be comfort to my age! --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

Field sparrow, Fox sparrow, etc. See under Field,
Fox, etc.

Sparrow bill, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a
sparable.

Sparrow hawk. (Zool.)
(a) A small European hawk (Accipiter nisus) or any of
the allied species.
(b) A small American falcon (Falco sparverius).
(c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk ({Accipiter
torquatus}).

Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the
European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk.

Sparrow owl (Zool.), a small owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also
applied to other species of small owls.

Sparrow spear (Zool.), the female of the reed bunting.
[Prov. Eng.]
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Song sparrow
(gcide)		Song \Song\ (s[o^]ng; 115), n. [AS. song, sang, fr. singan to
sing; akin to D. zang, G. sang, Icel. s["o]ngr, Goth. saggws.
See Sing.]
1. That which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of
the voice, whether of a human being or of a bird, insect,
etc. "That most ethereal of all sounds, the song of
crickets." --Hawthorne.
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2. A lyrical poem adapted to vocal music; a ballad.
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3. More generally, any poetical strain; a poem.
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The bard that first adorned our native tongue
Tuned to his British lyre this ancient song.
--Dryden.
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4. Poetical composition; poetry; verse.
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This subject for heroic song. --Milton.
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5. An object of derision; a laughingstock.
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And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword.
--Job xxx. 9.
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6. A trifle; an insignificant sum of money; as, he bought it
for a song. "The soldier's pay is a song." --Silliman.
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Old song, a trifle; nothing of value. "I do not intend to
be thus put off with an old song." --Dr. H. More.

Song bird (Zool.), any singing bird; one of the Oscines.


Song sparrow (Zool.), a very common North American sparrow
(Melospiza fasciata, or Melospiza melodia) noted for
the sweetness of its song in early spring. Its breast is
covered with dusky brown streaks which form a blotch in
the center.

Song thrush (Zool.), a common European thrush ({Turdus
musicus}), noted for its melodius song; -- called also
mavis, throstle, and thrasher.
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Syn: Sonnet; ballad; canticle; carol; canzonet; ditty; hymn;
descant; lay; strain; poesy; verse.
[1913 Webster]Sparrow \Spar"row\, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG.
sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp["o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw.
sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or
flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf.
Spavin.]
1. (Zool.) One of many species of small singing birds of the
family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding
chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches,
and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of
Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity,
its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its
fecundity. See House sparrow, under House.
[1913 Webster]

Note: The following American species are well known; the
chipping sparrow, or chippy, the sage sparrow,
the savanna sparrow, the song sparrow, the {tree
sparrow}, and the white-throated sparrow (see
Peabody bird). See these terms under Sage,
Savanna, etc.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Zool.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat
resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the
European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge.
[1913 Webster]

He that doth the ravens feed,
Yea, providently caters for the sparrow,
Be comfort to my age! --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

Field sparrow, Fox sparrow, etc. See under Field,
Fox, etc.

Sparrow bill, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a
sparable.

Sparrow hawk. (Zool.)
(a) A small European hawk (Accipiter nisus) or any of
the allied species.
(b) A small American falcon (Falco sparverius).
(c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk ({Accipiter
torquatus}).

Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the
European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk.

Sparrow owl (Zool.), a small owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also
applied to other species of small owls.

Sparrow spear (Zool.), the female of the reed bunting.
[Prov. Eng.]
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song sparrow
(gcide)		Song \Song\ (s[o^]ng; 115), n. [AS. song, sang, fr. singan to
sing; akin to D. zang, G. sang, Icel. s["o]ngr, Goth. saggws.
See Sing.]
1. That which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of
the voice, whether of a human being or of a bird, insect,
etc. "That most ethereal of all sounds, the song of
crickets." --Hawthorne.
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2. A lyrical poem adapted to vocal music; a ballad.
[1913 Webster]

3. More generally, any poetical strain; a poem.
[1913 Webster]

The bard that first adorned our native tongue
Tuned to his British lyre this ancient song.
--Dryden.
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4. Poetical composition; poetry; verse.
[1913 Webster]

This subject for heroic song. --Milton.
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5. An object of derision; a laughingstock.
[1913 Webster]

And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword.
--Job xxx. 9.
[1913 Webster]

6. A trifle; an insignificant sum of money; as, he bought it
for a song. "The soldier's pay is a song." --Silliman.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

Old song, a trifle; nothing of value. "I do not intend to
be thus put off with an old song." --Dr. H. More.

Song bird (Zool.), any singing bird; one of the Oscines.


Song sparrow (Zool.), a very common North American sparrow
(Melospiza fasciata, or Melospiza melodia) noted for
the sweetness of its song in early spring. Its breast is
covered with dusky brown streaks which form a blotch in
the center.

Song thrush (Zool.), a common European thrush ({Turdus
musicus}), noted for its melodius song; -- called also
mavis, throstle, and thrasher.
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Syn: Sonnet; ballad; canticle; carol; canzonet; ditty; hymn;
descant; lay; strain; poesy; verse.
[1913 Webster]Sparrow \Spar"row\, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG.
sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp["o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw.
sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or
flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf.
Spavin.]
1. (Zool.) One of many species of small singing birds of the
family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding
chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches,
and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of
Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity,
its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its
fecundity. See House sparrow, under House.
[1913 Webster]

Note: The following American species are well known; the
chipping sparrow, or chippy, the sage sparrow,
the savanna sparrow, the song sparrow, the {tree
sparrow}, and the white-throated sparrow (see
Peabody bird). See these terms under Sage,
Savanna, etc.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Zool.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat
resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the
European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge.
[1913 Webster]

He that doth the ravens feed,
Yea, providently caters for the sparrow,
Be comfort to my age! --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

Field sparrow, Fox sparrow, etc. See under Field,
Fox, etc.

Sparrow bill, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a
sparable.

Sparrow hawk. (Zool.)
(a) A small European hawk (Accipiter nisus) or any of
the allied species.
(b) A small American falcon (Falco sparverius).
(c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk ({Accipiter
torquatus}).

Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the
European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk.

Sparrow owl (Zool.), a small owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also
applied to other species of small owls.

Sparrow spear (Zool.), the female of the reed bunting.
[Prov. Eng.]
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Sparrow bill
(gcide)		Sparrow \Spar"row\, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG.
sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp["o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw.
sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or
flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf.
Spavin.]
1. (Zool.) One of many species of small singing birds of the
family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding
chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches,
and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of
Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity,
its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its
fecundity. See House sparrow, under House.
[1913 Webster]

Note: The following American species are well known; the
chipping sparrow, or chippy, the sage sparrow,
the savanna sparrow, the song sparrow, the {tree
sparrow}, and the white-throated sparrow (see
Peabody bird). See these terms under Sage,
Savanna, etc.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Zool.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat
resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the
European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge.
[1913 Webster]

He that doth the ravens feed,
Yea, providently caters for the sparrow,
Be comfort to my age! --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

Field sparrow, Fox sparrow, etc. See under Field,
Fox, etc.

Sparrow bill, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a
sparable.

Sparrow hawk. (Zool.)
(a) A small European hawk (Accipiter nisus) or any of
the allied species.
(b) A small American falcon (Falco sparverius).
(c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk ({Accipiter
torquatus}).

Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the
European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk.

Sparrow owl (Zool.), a small owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also
applied to other species of small owls.

Sparrow spear (Zool.), the female of the reed bunting.
[Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]
Sparrow hawk
(gcide)		Sparrow \Spar"row\, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG.
sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp["o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw.
sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or
flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf.
Spavin.]
1. (Zool.) One of many species of small singing birds of the
family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding
chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches,
and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of
Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity,
its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its
fecundity. See House sparrow, under House.
[1913 Webster]

Note: The following American species are well known; the
chipping sparrow, or chippy, the sage sparrow,
the savanna sparrow, the song sparrow, the {tree
sparrow}, and the white-throated sparrow (see
Peabody bird). See these terms under Sage,
Savanna, etc.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Zool.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat
resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the
European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge.
[1913 Webster]

He that doth the ravens feed,
Yea, providently caters for the sparrow,
Be comfort to my age! --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

Field sparrow, Fox sparrow, etc. See under Field,
Fox, etc.

Sparrow bill, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a
sparable.

Sparrow hawk. (Zool.)
(a) A small European hawk (Accipiter nisus) or any of
the allied species.
(b) A small American falcon (Falco sparverius).
(c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk ({Accipiter
torquatus}).

Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the
European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk.

Sparrow owl (Zool.), a small owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also
applied to other species of small owls.

Sparrow spear (Zool.), the female of the reed bunting.
[Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]
Sparrow owl
(gcide)		Sparrow \Spar"row\, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG.
sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp["o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw.
sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or
flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf.
Spavin.]
1. (Zool.) One of many species of small singing birds of the
family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding
chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches,
and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of
Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity,
its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its
fecundity. See House sparrow, under House.
[1913 Webster]

Note: The following American species are well known; the
chipping sparrow, or chippy, the sage sparrow,
the savanna sparrow, the song sparrow, the {tree
sparrow}, and the white-throated sparrow (see
Peabody bird). See these terms under Sage,
Savanna, etc.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Zool.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat
resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the
European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge.
[1913 Webster]

He that doth the ravens feed,
Yea, providently caters for the sparrow,
Be comfort to my age! --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

Field sparrow, Fox sparrow, etc. See under Field,
Fox, etc.

Sparrow bill, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a
sparable.

Sparrow hawk. (Zool.)
(a) A small European hawk (Accipiter nisus) or any of
the allied species.
(b) A small American falcon (Falco sparverius).
(c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk ({Accipiter
torquatus}).

Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the
European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk.

Sparrow owl (Zool.), a small owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also
applied to other species of small owls.

Sparrow spear (Zool.), the female of the reed bunting.
[Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]
Sparrow spear
(gcide)		Sparrow \Spar"row\, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG.
sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp["o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw.
sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or
flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf.
Spavin.]
1. (Zool.) One of many species of small singing birds of the
family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding
chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches,
and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of
Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity,
its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its
fecundity. See House sparrow, under House.
[1913 Webster]

Note: The following American species are well known; the
chipping sparrow, or chippy, the sage sparrow,
the savanna sparrow, the song sparrow, the {tree
sparrow}, and the white-throated sparrow (see
Peabody bird). See these terms under Sage,
Savanna, etc.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Zool.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat
resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the
European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge.
[1913 Webster]

He that doth the ravens feed,
Yea, providently caters for the sparrow,
Be comfort to my age! --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

Field sparrow, Fox sparrow, etc. See under Field,
Fox, etc.

Sparrow bill, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a
sparable.

Sparrow hawk. (Zool.)
(a) A small European hawk (Accipiter nisus) or any of
the allied species.
(b) A small American falcon (Falco sparverius).
(c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk ({Accipiter
torquatus}).

Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the
European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk.

Sparrow owl (Zool.), a small owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also
applied to other species of small owls.

Sparrow spear (Zool.), the female of the reed bunting.
[Prov. Eng.]
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Sparrowgrass
(gcide)		Sparrowgrass \Spar"row*grass`\, n. [Corrupted from asparagus.]
Asparagus. [Colloq.] See the Note under Asparagus.
[1913 Webster]Asparagus \As*par"a*gus\ ([a^]s*p[a^]r"[.a]*g[u^]s), n. [L., fr.
Gr. 'aspa`ragos, 'asfa`ragos; cf. sparga^n to swell with sap
or juice, and Zend [,c]paregha prong, sprout, Pers. asparag,
Lith. spurgas sprout, Skr. sphurj to swell. Perh. the Greek
borrowed from the Persian. Cf. Sparrowgrass.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of perennial plants belonging to the
natural order Liliace[ae], and having erect much
branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are
sometimes mistaken for leaves. Asparagus racemosus is a
shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers.
Specifically: The Asparagus officinalis, a species
cultivated in gardens.
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2. The young and tender shoots of Asparagus officinalis,
which form a valuable and well-known article of food.
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Note: This word was formerly pronounced sparrowgrass; but
this pronunciation is now confined exclusively to
uneducated people.
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Asparagus beetle (Zool.), a small beetle ({Crioceris
asparagi}) injurious to asparagus.
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sparrowgrass
(gcide)		Sparrowgrass \Spar"row*grass`\, n. [Corrupted from asparagus.]
Asparagus. [Colloq.] See the Note under Asparagus.
[1913 Webster]Asparagus \As*par"a*gus\ ([a^]s*p[a^]r"[.a]*g[u^]s), n. [L., fr.
Gr. 'aspa`ragos, 'asfa`ragos; cf. sparga^n to swell with sap
or juice, and Zend [,c]paregha prong, sprout, Pers. asparag,
Lith. spurgas sprout, Skr. sphurj to swell. Perh. the Greek
borrowed from the Persian. Cf. Sparrowgrass.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of perennial plants belonging to the
natural order Liliace[ae], and having erect much
branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are
sometimes mistaken for leaves. Asparagus racemosus is a
shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers.
Specifically: The Asparagus officinalis, a species
cultivated in gardens.
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2. The young and tender shoots of Asparagus officinalis,
which form a valuable and well-known article of food.
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Note: This word was formerly pronounced sparrowgrass; but
this pronunciation is now confined exclusively to
uneducated people.
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Asparagus beetle (Zool.), a small beetle ({Crioceris
asparagi}) injurious to asparagus.
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Sparrowwort
(gcide)		Sparrowwort \Spar"row*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
An evergreen shrub of the genus Erica (Erica passerina).
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Swamp sparrow
(gcide)		Swamp \Swamp\, n. [Cf. AS. swam a fungus, OD. swam a sponge, D.
zwam a fungus, G. schwamm a sponge, Icel. sv["o]ppr, Dan. &
Sw. swamp, Goth. swamms, Gr. somfo`s porous, spongy.]
Wet, spongy land; soft, low ground saturated with water, but
not usually covered with it; marshy ground away from the
seashore.
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Gray swamps and pools, waste places of the hern.
--Tennyson.
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A swamp differs from a bog and a marsh in producing
trees and shrubs, while the latter produce only
herbage, plants, and mosses. --Farming
Encyc. (E.
Edwards,
Words).
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Swamp blackbird. (Zool.) See Redwing
(b) .

Swamp cabbage (Bot.), skunk cabbage.

Swamp deer (Zool.), an Asiatic deer (Rucervus Duvaucelli)
of India.

Swamp hen. (Zool.)
(a) An Australian azure-breasted bird (Porphyrio bellus);
-- called also goollema.
(b) An Australian water crake, or rail (Porzana Tabuensis);
-- called also little swamp hen.
(c) The European purple gallinule.

Swamp honeysuckle (Bot.), an American shrub ({Azalea
viscosa} syn. Rhododendron viscosa or {Rhododendron
viscosum}) growing in swampy places, with fragrant flowers
of a white color, or white tinged with rose; -- called
also swamp pink and white swamp honeysuckle.

Swamp hook, a hook and chain used by lumbermen in handling
logs. Cf. Cant hook.

Swamp itch. (Med.) See Prairie itch, under Prairie.

Swamp laurel (Bot.), a shrub (Kalmia glauca) having small
leaves with the lower surface glaucous.

Swamp maple (Bot.), red maple. See Maple.

Swamp oak (Bot.), a name given to several kinds of oak
which grow in swampy places, as swamp Spanish oak
(Quercus palustris), swamp white oak ({Quercus
bicolor}), swamp post oak (Quercus lyrata).

Swamp ore (Min.), bog ore; limonite.

Swamp partridge (Zool.), any one of several Australian game
birds of the genera Synoicus and Excalfatoria, allied
to the European partridges.

Swamp robin (Zool.), the chewink.

Swamp sassafras (Bot.), a small North American tree of the
genus Magnolia (Magnolia glauca) with aromatic leaves
and fragrant creamy-white blossoms; -- called also {sweet
bay}.

Swamp sparrow (Zool.), a common North American sparrow
(Melospiza Georgiana, or Melospiza palustris), closely
resembling the song sparrow. It lives in low, swampy
places.

Swamp willow. (Bot.) See Pussy willow, under Pussy.
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Tang sparrow
(gcide)		Tang \Tang\ (t[a^]ng), n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. tang
seaweed, Sw. t[*a]ng, Icel. [thorn]ang. Cf. Tangle.] (Bot.)
A coarse blackish seaweed (Fuscus nodosus). --Dr. Prior.
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Tang sparrow (Zool.), the rock pipit. [Prov. Eng.]
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Thatch sparrow
(gcide)		Thatch \Thatch\, n. [OE. thak, AS. [thorn][ae]c a roof; akin to
[thorn]eccean to cover, D. dak a roof, dekken to cover, G.
dach a roof, decken 8cover, Icel. [thorn]ak a roof, Sw. tak,
Dan. tag, Lith. st[=o]gas, Ir. teagh a house, Gael. teach,
tigh, W. ty, L. tegere to cover, toga a toga, Gr. ?, ?, a
roof, ? to cover, Skr. sthag. Cf. Deck, Integument,
Tile, Toga.]
1. Straw, rushes, or the like, used for making or covering
the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.
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2. (Bot.) A name in the West Indies for several kinds of
palm, the leaves of which are used for thatching.
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Thatch sparrow, the house sparrow. [Prov. Eng.]
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tree sparrow
(gcide)		Sparrow \Spar"row\, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG.
sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp["o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw.
sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or
flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf.
Spavin.]
1. (Zool.) One of many species of small singing birds of the
family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding
chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches,
and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of
Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity,
its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its
fecundity. See House sparrow, under House.
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Note: The following American species are well known; the
chipping sparrow, or chippy, the sage sparrow,
the savanna sparrow, the song sparrow, the {tree
sparrow}, and the white-throated sparrow (see
Peabody bird). See these terms under Sage,
Savanna, etc.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat
resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the
European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge.
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He that doth the ravens feed,
Yea, providently caters for the sparrow,
Be comfort to my age! --Shak.
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Field sparrow, Fox sparrow, etc. See under Field,
Fox, etc.

Sparrow bill, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a
sparable.

Sparrow hawk. (Zool.)
(a) A small European hawk (Accipiter nisus) or any of
the allied species.
(b) A small American falcon (Falco sparverius).
(c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk ({Accipiter
torquatus}).

Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the
European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk.

Sparrow owl (Zool.), a small owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also
applied to other species of small owls.

Sparrow spear (Zool.), the female of the reed bunting.
[Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]Tree \Tree\ (tr[=e]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre['o],
tre['o]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[=e], OS. treo, trio,
Icel. tr[=e], Dan. trae, Sw. tr[aum], tr[aum]d, Goth. triu,
Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr. dry^s a
tree, oak, do`ry a beam, spear shaft, spear, Skr. dru tree,
wood, d[=a]ru wood. [root]63, 241. Cf. Dryad, Germander,
Tar, n., Trough.]
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1. (Bot.) Any perennial woody plant of considerable size
(usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single
trunk.
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Note: The kind of tree referred to, in any particular case,
is often indicated by a modifying word; as forest tree,
fruit tree, palm tree, apple tree, pear tree, etc.
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2. Something constructed in the form of, or considered as
resembling, a tree, consisting of a stem, or stock, and
branches; as, a genealogical tree.
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3. A piece of timber, or something commonly made of timber;
-- used in composition, as in axletree, boottree,
chesstree, crosstree, whiffletree, and the like.
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4. A cross or gallows; as Tyburn tree.
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[Jesus] whom they slew and hanged on a tree. --Acts
x. 39.
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5. Wood; timber. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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In a great house ben not only vessels of gold and of
silver but also of tree and of earth. --Wyclif (2
Tim. ii. 20).
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6. (Chem.) A mass of crystals, aggregated in arborescent
forms, obtained by precipitation of a metal from solution.
See Lead tree, under Lead.
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Tree bear (Zool.), the raccoon. [Local, U. S.]

Tree beetle (Zool.) any one of numerous species of beetles
which feed on the leaves of trees and shrubs, as the May
beetles, the rose beetle, the rose chafer, and the
goldsmith beetle.

Tree bug (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
hemipterous insects which live upon, and suck the sap of,
trees and shrubs. They belong to Arma, Pentatoma,
Rhaphigaster, and allied genera.

Tree cat (Zool.), the common paradoxure ({Paradoxurus
musang}).

Tree clover (Bot.), a tall kind of melilot ({Melilotus
alba}). See Melilot.

Tree crab (Zool.), the purse crab. See under Purse.

Tree creeper (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
arboreal creepers belonging to Certhia, Climacteris,
and allied genera. See Creeper, 3.

Tree cricket (Zool.), a nearly white arboreal American
cricket (Ecanthus niv[oe]us) which is noted for its loud
stridulation; -- called also white cricket.

Tree crow (Zool.), any one of several species of Old World
crows belonging to Crypsirhina and allied genera,
intermediate between the true crows and the jays. The tail
is long, and the bill is curved and without a tooth.

Tree dove (Zool.) any one of several species of East Indian
and Asiatic doves belonging to Macropygia and allied
genera. They have long and broad tails, are chiefly
arboreal in their habits, and feed mainly on fruit.

Tree duck (Zool.), any one of several species of ducks
belonging to Dendrocygna and allied genera. These ducks
have a long and slender neck and a long hind toe. They are
arboreal in their habits, and are found in the tropical
parts of America, Africa, Asia, and Australia.

Tree fern (Bot.), an arborescent fern having a straight
trunk, sometimes twenty or twenty-five feet high, or even
higher, and bearing a cluster of fronds at the top. Most
of the existing species are tropical.

Tree fish (Zool.), a California market fish ({Sebastichthys
serriceps}).

Tree frog. (Zool.)
(a) Same as Tree toad.
(b) Any one of numerous species of Old World frogs
belonging to Chiromantis, Rhacophorus, and allied
genera of the family Ranidae. Their toes are
furnished with suckers for adhesion. The flying frog
(see under Flying) is an example.

Tree goose (Zool.), the bernicle goose.

Tree hopper (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small
leaping hemipterous insects which live chiefly on the
branches and twigs of trees, and injure them by sucking
the sap. Many of them are very odd in shape, the prothorax
being often prolonged upward or forward in the form of a
spine or crest.

Tree jobber (Zool.), a woodpecker. [Obs.]

Tree kangaroo. (Zool.) See Kangaroo.

Tree lark (Zool.), the tree pipit. [Prov. Eng.]

Tree lizard (Zool.), any one of a group of Old World
arboreal lizards (formerly grouped as the Dendrosauria)
comprising the chameleons; also applied to various lizards
belonging to the families Agamidae or Iguanidae,
especially those of the genus Urosaurus, such as the
lined tree lizard (Urosaurus ornatus) of the
southwestern U.S.

Tree lobster. (Zool.) Same as Tree crab, above.

Tree louse (Zool.), any aphid; a plant louse.

Tree moss. (Bot.)
(a) Any moss or lichen growing on trees.
(b) Any species of moss in the form of a miniature tree.


Tree mouse (Zool.), any one of several species of African
mice of the subfamily Dendromyinae. They have long claws
and habitually live in trees.

Tree nymph, a wood nymph. See Dryad.

Tree of a saddle, a saddle frame.

Tree of heaven (Bot.), an ornamental tree ({Ailantus
glandulosus}) having long, handsome pinnate leaves, and
greenish flowers of a disagreeable odor.

Tree of life (Bot.), a tree of the genus Thuja; arbor
vitae.

Tree onion (Bot.), a species of garlic ({Allium
proliferum}) which produces bulbs in place of flowers, or
among its flowers.

Tree oyster (Zool.), a small American oyster ({Ostrea
folium}) which adheres to the roots of the mangrove tree;
-- called also raccoon oyster.

Tree pie (Zool.), any species of Asiatic birds of the genus
Dendrocitta. The tree pies are allied to the magpie.

Tree pigeon (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
longwinged arboreal pigeons native of Asia, Africa, and
Australia, and belonging to Megaloprepia, Carpophaga,
and allied genera.

Tree pipit. (Zool.) See under Pipit.

Tree porcupine (Zool.), any one of several species of
Central and South American arboreal porcupines belonging
to the genera Chaetomys and Sphingurus. They have an
elongated and somewhat prehensile tail, only four toes on
the hind feet, and a body covered with short spines mixed
with bristles. One South American species ({Sphingurus
villosus}) is called also couiy; another ({Sphingurus
prehensilis}) is called also c[oe]ndou.

Tree rat (Zool.), any one of several species of large
ratlike West Indian rodents belonging to the genera
Capromys and Plagiodon. They are allied to the
porcupines.

Tree serpent (Zool.), a tree snake.

Tree shrike (Zool.), a bush shrike.

Tree snake (Zool.), any one of numerous species of snakes
of the genus Dendrophis. They live chiefly among the
branches of trees, and are not venomous.

Tree sorrel (Bot.), a kind of sorrel (Rumex Lunaria)
which attains the stature of a small tree, and bears
greenish flowers. It is found in the Canary Islands and
Tenerife.

Tree sparrow (Zool.) any one of several species of small
arboreal sparrows, especially the American tree sparrow
(Spizella monticola), and the common European species
(Passer montanus).

Tree swallow (Zool.), any one of several species of
swallows of the genus Hylochelidon which lay their eggs
in holes in dead trees. They inhabit Australia and
adjacent regions. Called also martin in Australia.

Tree swift (Zool.), any one of several species of swifts of
the genus Dendrochelidon which inhabit the East Indies
and Southern Asia.

Tree tiger (Zool.), a leopard.

Tree toad (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
amphibians belonging to Hyla and allied genera of the
family Hylidae. They are related to the common frogs and
toads, but have the tips of the toes expanded into suckers
by means of which they cling to the bark and leaves of
trees. Only one species (Hyla arborea) is found in
Europe, but numerous species occur in America and
Australia. The common tree toad of the Northern United
States (Hyla versicolor) is noted for the facility with
which it changes its colors. Called also tree frog. See
also Piping frog, under Piping, and Cricket frog,
under Cricket.

Tree warbler (Zool.), any one of several species of
arboreal warblers belonging to Phylloscopus and allied
genera.

Tree wool (Bot.), a fine fiber obtained from the leaves of
pine trees.
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Tree sparrow
(gcide)		Sparrow \Spar"row\, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG.
sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp["o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw.
sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or
flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf.
Spavin.]
1. (Zool.) One of many species of small singing birds of the
family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding
chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches,
and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of
Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity,
its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its
fecundity. See House sparrow, under House.
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Note: The following American species are well known; the
chipping sparrow, or chippy, the sage sparrow,
the savanna sparrow, the song sparrow, the {tree
sparrow}, and the white-throated sparrow (see
Peabody bird). See these terms under Sage,
Savanna, etc.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat
resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the
European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge.
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He that doth the ravens feed,
Yea, providently caters for the sparrow,
Be comfort to my age! --Shak.
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Field sparrow, Fox sparrow, etc. See under Field,
Fox, etc.

Sparrow bill, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a
sparable.

Sparrow hawk. (Zool.)
(a) A small European hawk (Accipiter nisus) or any of
the allied species.
(b) A small American falcon (Falco sparverius).
(c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk ({Accipiter
torquatus}).

Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the
European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk.

Sparrow owl (Zool.), a small owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also
applied to other species of small owls.

Sparrow spear (Zool.), the female of the reed bunting.
[Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]Tree \Tree\ (tr[=e]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre['o],
tre['o]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[=e], OS. treo, trio,
Icel. tr[=e], Dan. trae, Sw. tr[aum], tr[aum]d, Goth. triu,
Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr. dry^s a
tree, oak, do`ry a beam, spear shaft, spear, Skr. dru tree,
wood, d[=a]ru wood. [root]63, 241. Cf. Dryad, Germander,
Tar, n., Trough.]
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1. (Bot.) Any perennial woody plant of considerable size
(usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single
trunk.
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Note: The kind of tree referred to, in any particular case,
is often indicated by a modifying word; as forest tree,
fruit tree, palm tree, apple tree, pear tree, etc.
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2. Something constructed in the form of, or considered as
resembling, a tree, consisting of a stem, or stock, and
branches; as, a genealogical tree.
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3. A piece of timber, or something commonly made of timber;
-- used in composition, as in axletree, boottree,
chesstree, crosstree, whiffletree, and the like.
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4. A cross or gallows; as Tyburn tree.
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[Jesus] whom they slew and hanged on a tree. --Acts
x. 39.
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5. Wood; timber. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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In a great house ben not only vessels of gold and of
silver but also of tree and of earth. --Wyclif (2
Tim. ii. 20).
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6. (Chem.) A mass of crystals, aggregated in arborescent
forms, obtained by precipitation of a metal from solution.
See Lead tree, under Lead.
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Tree bear (Zool.), the raccoon. [Local, U. S.]

Tree beetle (Zool.) any one of numerous species of beetles
which feed on the leaves of trees and shrubs, as the May
beetles, the rose beetle, the rose chafer, and the
goldsmith beetle.

Tree bug (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
hemipterous insects which live upon, and suck the sap of,
trees and shrubs. They belong to Arma, Pentatoma,
Rhaphigaster, and allied genera.

Tree cat (Zool.), the common paradoxure ({Paradoxurus
musang}).

Tree clover (Bot.), a tall kind of melilot ({Melilotus
alba}). See Melilot.

Tree crab (Zool.), the purse crab. See under Purse.

Tree creeper (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
arboreal creepers belonging to Certhia, Climacteris,
and allied genera. See Creeper, 3.

Tree cricket (Zool.), a nearly white arboreal American
cricket (Ecanthus niv[oe]us) which is noted for its loud
stridulation; -- called also white cricket.

Tree crow (Zool.), any one of several species of Old World
crows belonging to Crypsirhina and allied genera,
intermediate between the true crows and the jays. The tail
is long, and the bill is curved and without a tooth.

Tree dove (Zool.) any one of several species of East Indian
and Asiatic doves belonging to Macropygia and allied
genera. They have long and broad tails, are chiefly
arboreal in their habits, and feed mainly on fruit.

Tree duck (Zool.), any one of several species of ducks
belonging to Dendrocygna and allied genera. These ducks
have a long and slender neck and a long hind toe. They are
arboreal in their habits, and are found in the tropical
parts of America, Africa, Asia, and Australia.

Tree fern (Bot.), an arborescent fern having a straight
trunk, sometimes twenty or twenty-five feet high, or even
higher, and bearing a cluster of fronds at the top. Most
of the existing species are tropical.

Tree fish (Zool.), a California market fish ({Sebastichthys
serriceps}).

Tree frog. (Zool.)
(a) Same as Tree toad.
(b) Any one of numerous species of Old World frogs
belonging to Chiromantis, Rhacophorus, and allied
genera of the family Ranidae. Their toes are
furnished with suckers for adhesion. The flying frog
(see under Flying) is an example.

Tree goose (Zool.), the bernicle goose.

Tree hopper (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small
leaping hemipterous insects which live chiefly on the
branches and twigs of trees, and injure them by sucking
the sap. Many of them are very odd in shape, the prothorax
being often prolonged upward or forward in the form of a
spine or crest.

Tree jobber (Zool.), a woodpecker. [Obs.]

Tree kangaroo. (Zool.) See Kangaroo.

Tree lark (Zool.), the tree pipit. [Prov. Eng.]

Tree lizard (Zool.), any one of a group of Old World
arboreal lizards (formerly grouped as the Dendrosauria)
comprising the chameleons; also applied to various lizards
belonging to the families Agamidae or Iguanidae,
especially those of the genus Urosaurus, such as the
lined tree lizard (Urosaurus ornatus) of the
southwestern U.S.

Tree lobster. (Zool.) Same as Tree crab, above.

Tree louse (Zool.), any aphid; a plant louse.

Tree moss. (Bot.)
(a) Any moss or lichen growing on trees.
(b) Any species of moss in the form of a miniature tree.


Tree mouse (Zool.), any one of several species of African
mice of the subfamily Dendromyinae. They have long claws
and habitually live in trees.

Tree nymph, a wood nymph. See Dryad.

Tree of a saddle, a saddle frame.

Tree of heaven (Bot.), an ornamental tree ({Ailantus
glandulosus}) having long, handsome pinnate leaves, and
greenish flowers of a disagreeable odor.

Tree of life (Bot.), a tree of the genus Thuja; arbor
vitae.

Tree onion (Bot.), a species of garlic ({Allium
proliferum}) which produces bulbs in place of flowers, or
among its flowers.

Tree oyster (Zool.), a small American oyster ({Ostrea
folium}) which adheres to the roots of the mangrove tree;
-- called also raccoon oyster.

Tree pie (Zool.), any species of Asiatic birds of the genus
Dendrocitta. The tree pies are allied to the magpie.

Tree pigeon (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
longwinged arboreal pigeons native of Asia, Africa, and
Australia, and belonging to Megaloprepia, Carpophaga,
and allied genera.

Tree pipit. (Zool.) See under Pipit.

Tree porcupine (Zool.), any one of several species of
Central and South American arboreal porcupines belonging
to the genera Chaetomys and Sphingurus. They have an
elongated and somewhat prehensile tail, only four toes on
the hind feet, and a body covered with short spines mixed
with bristles. One South American species ({Sphingurus
villosus}) is called also couiy; another ({Sphingurus
prehensilis}) is called also c[oe]ndou.

Tree rat (Zool.), any one of several species of large
ratlike West Indian rodents belonging to the genera
Capromys and Plagiodon. They are allied to the
porcupines.

Tree serpent (Zool.), a tree snake.

Tree shrike (Zool.), a bush shrike.

Tree snake (Zool.), any one of numerous species of snakes
of the genus Dendrophis. They live chiefly among the
branches of trees, and are not venomous.

Tree sorrel (Bot.), a kind of sorrel (Rumex Lunaria)
which attains the stature of a small tree, and bears
greenish flowers. It is found in the Canary Islands and
Tenerife.

Tree sparrow (Zool.) any one of several species of small
arboreal sparrows, especially the American tree sparrow
(Spizella monticola), and the common European species
(Passer montanus).

Tree swallow (Zool.), any one of several species of
swallows of the genus Hylochelidon which lay their eggs
in holes in dead trees. They inhabit Australia and
adjacent regions. Called also martin in Australia.

Tree swift (Zool.), any one of several species of swifts of
the genus Dendrochelidon which inhabit the East Indies
and Southern Asia.

Tree tiger (Zool.), a leopard.

Tree toad (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
amphibians belonging to Hyla and allied genera of the
family Hylidae. They are related to the common frogs and
toads, but have the tips of the toes expanded into suckers
by means of which they cling to the bark and leaves of
trees. Only one species (Hyla arborea) is found in
Europe, but numerous species occur in America and
Australia. The common tree toad of the Northern United
States (Hyla versicolor) is noted for the facility with
which it changes its colors. Called also tree frog. See
also Piping frog, under Piping, and Cricket frog,
under Cricket.

Tree warbler (Zool.), any one of several species of
arboreal warblers belonging to Phylloscopus and allied
genera.

Tree wool (Bot.), a fine fiber obtained from the leaves of
pine trees.
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Vesper sparrow
(gcide)		Vesper \Ves"per\, a.
Of or pertaining to the evening, or to the service of
vespers; as, a vesper hymn; vesper bells.
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Vesper sparrow, the grass finch. See under Grass.
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Water sparrow
(gcide)		Water sparrow \Wa"ter spar"row\ (Zool.)
(a) The reed warbler. [Prov. Eng.]
(b) The reed bunting. [Prov. Eng.]
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Whin Sparrow
(gcide)		Whin \Whin\, n. [W. chwyn weeds, a single weed.]
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1. (Bot.)
(a) Gorse; furze. See Furze.
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Through the whins, and by the cairn. --Burns.
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(b) Woad-waxed. --Gray.
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2. Same as Whinstone. [Prov. Eng.]
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Moor whin or Petty whin (Bot.), a low prickly shrub
(Genista Anglica) common in Western Europe.

Whin bruiser, a machine for cutting and bruising whin, or
furze, to feed cattle on.

Whin Sparrow (Zool.), the hedge sparrow. [Prov. Eng.]

Whin Thrush (Zool.), the redwing. [Prov. Eng.]
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white-throated sparrow
(gcide)		Sparrow \Spar"row\, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG.
sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp["o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw.
sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or
flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf.
Spavin.]
1. (Zool.) One of many species of small singing birds of the
family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding
chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches,
and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of
Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity,
its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its
fecundity. See House sparrow, under House.
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Note: The following American species are well known; the
chipping sparrow, or chippy, the sage sparrow,
the savanna sparrow, the song sparrow, the {tree
sparrow}, and the white-throated sparrow (see
Peabody bird). See these terms under Sage,
Savanna, etc.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat
resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the
European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge.
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He that doth the ravens feed,
Yea, providently caters for the sparrow,
Be comfort to my age! --Shak.
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Field sparrow, Fox sparrow, etc. See under Field,
Fox, etc.

Sparrow bill, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a
sparable.

Sparrow hawk. (Zool.)
(a) A small European hawk (Accipiter nisus) or any of
the allied species.
(b) A small American falcon (Falco sparverius).
(c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk ({Accipiter
torquatus}).

Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the
European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk.

Sparrow owl (Zool.), a small owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also
applied to other species of small owls.

Sparrow spear (Zool.), the female of the reed bunting.
[Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]Peabody bird \Pea"bod*y bird`\ (Zool.)
An American sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) having a
conspicuous white throat. The name is imitative of its note.
Called also White-throated sparrow.
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White-throated sparrow
(gcide)		Sparrow \Spar"row\, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG.
sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp["o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw.
sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or
flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf.
Spavin.]
1. (Zool.) One of many species of small singing birds of the
family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding
chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches,
and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of
Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity,
its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its
fecundity. See House sparrow, under House.
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Note: The following American species are well known; the
chipping sparrow, or chippy, the sage sparrow,
the savanna sparrow, the song sparrow, the {tree
sparrow}, and the white-throated sparrow (see
Peabody bird). See these terms under Sage,
Savanna, etc.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat
resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the
European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge.
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He that doth the ravens feed,
Yea, providently caters for the sparrow,
Be comfort to my age! --Shak.
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Field sparrow, Fox sparrow, etc. See under Field,
Fox, etc.

Sparrow bill, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a
sparable.

Sparrow hawk. (Zool.)
(a) A small European hawk (Accipiter nisus) or any of
the allied species.
(b) A small American falcon (Falco sparverius).
(c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk ({Accipiter
torquatus}).

Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the
European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk.

Sparrow owl (Zool.), a small owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also
applied to other species of small owls.

Sparrow spear (Zool.), the female of the reed bunting.
[Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]Peabody bird \Pea"bod*y bird`\ (Zool.)
An American sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) having a
conspicuous white throat. The name is imitative of its note.
Called also White-throated sparrow.
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chipping sparrow
(wn)		chipping sparrow
n 1: small North American finch common in urban areas [syn:
chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina]
english sparrow
(wn)		English sparrow
n 1: small hardy brown-and-grey bird native to Europe [syn:
English sparrow, house sparrow, Passer domesticus]
field sparrow
(wn)		field sparrow
n 1: common North American finch of brushy pasturelands [syn:
field sparrow, Spizella pusilla]
hedge sparrow
(wn)		hedge sparrow
n 1: small brownish European songbird [syn: hedge sparrow,
sparrow, dunnock, Prunella modularis]
house sparrow
(wn)		house sparrow
n 1: small hardy brown-and-grey bird native to Europe [syn:
English sparrow, house sparrow, Passer domesticus]
java sparrow
(wn)		Java sparrow
n 1: small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice
fields [syn: Java sparrow, Java finch, ricebird,
Padda oryzivora]

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