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grosbeak
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Grosbeak
(gcide) | Grosbeak \Gros"beak\, n. [Gross + beak: cf. F. gros-bec.]
(Zool.)
One of various species of finches having a large, stout beak.
The common European grosbeak or hawfinch is {Coccothraustes
vulgaris}.
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Note: Among the best known American species are the
rose-breasted (Habia Ludoviciana); the blue ({Guiraca
c[oe]rulea}); the pine (Pinicola enucleator); and the
evening grosbeak. See Hawfinch, and {Cardinal
grosbeak}, Evening grosbeak, under Cardinal and
Evening. [Written also grossbeak.] |
grosbeak
(wn) | grosbeak
n 1: any of various finches of Europe or America having a
massive and powerful bill [syn: grosbeak, grossbeak] |
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cardinal grosbeak
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evening grosbeak
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pine grosbeak
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Cardinal grosbeak
(gcide) | Cardinal \Car"di*nal\, n. [F. carinal, It. cardinale, LL.
cardinalis (ecclesi[ae] Roman[ae]). See Cardinal, a.]
1. (R. C. Ch.) One of the ecclesiastical princes who
constitute the pope's council, or the sacred college.
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The clerics of the supreme Chair are called
Cardinals, as undoubtedly adhering more nearly to
the hinge by which all things are moved. --Pope Leo
IX.
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Note: The cardinals are appointed by the pope. Since the time
of Sixtus V., their number can never exceed seventy
(six of episcopal rank, fifty priests, fourteen
deacons), and the number of cardinal priests and
deacons is seldom full. When the papel chair is vacant
a pope is elected by the college of cardinals from
among themselves. The cardinals take precedence of all
dignitaries except the pope. The principal parts of a
cardinal's costume are a red cassock, a rochet, a short
purple mantle, and a red hat with a small crown and
broad brim, with cords and tessels of a special pattern
hanging from it.
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2. A woman's short cloak with a hood.
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Where's your cardinal! Make haste. --Lloyd.
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3. Mulled red wine. --Hotten.
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4. the cardinal bird, also called the northern cardinal.
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Cardinal bird, or Cardinal grosbeak (Zool.), an American
song bird (Cardinalis cardinalis, or {Cardinalis
Virginianus}), of the family Fringillid[ae], or finches
of which the male has a bright red plumage, and both sexes
have a high, pointed crest on its head; -- it is also
called the northern cardinal or eastern cardinal. The
males have loud and musical notes resembling those of a
fife. Other related species are also called cardinal
birds.
Cardinal flower (Bot.), an herbaceous plant ({Lobelia
cardinalis}) bearing brilliant red flowers of much beauty.
Cardinal red, a color like that of a cardinal's cassock,
hat, etc.; a bright red, darker than scarlet, and between
scarlet and crimson.
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Evening grosbeak
(gcide) | Evening \E"ven*ing\, n. [AS. [=ae]fnung. See even, n., and cf.
Eve.]
1. The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of
darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of
the sun.
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In the ascending scale
Of heaven, the stars that usher evening rose.
--Milton.
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Note: Sometimes, especially in the Southern parts of the
United States, the afternoon is called evening.
--Bartlett.
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2. The latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as
of strength or glory.
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Note: Sometimes used adjectively; as, evening gun. "Evening
Prayer." --Shak.
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Evening flower (Bot.), a genus of iridaceous plants
(Hesperantha) from the Cape of Good Hope, with
sword-shaped leaves, and sweet-scented flowers which
expand in the evening.
Evening grosbeak (Zo["o]l.), an American singing bird
(Coccothraustes vespertina) having a very large bill.
Its color is olivaceous, with the crown, wings, and tail
black, and the under tail coverts yellow. So called
because it sings in the evening.
Evening primrose. See under Primrose.
The evening star, the bright star of early evening in the
western sky, soon passing below the horizon; specifically,
the planet Venus; -- called also Vesper and Hesperus.
During portions of the year, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are
also evening stars. See Morning Star.
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green grosbeak
(gcide) | Greenfinch \Green"finch`\, n. (Zool.)
1. A European finch (Ligurinus chloris); -- called also
green bird, green linnet, green grosbeak, {green
olf}, greeny, and peasweep.
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2. The Texas sparrow (Embernagra rufivirgata), in which the
general color is olive green, with four rufous stripes on
the head.
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Grosbeak
(gcide) | Grosbeak \Gros"beak\, n. [Gross + beak: cf. F. gros-bec.]
(Zool.)
One of various species of finches having a large, stout beak.
The common European grosbeak or hawfinch is {Coccothraustes
vulgaris}.
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Note: Among the best known American species are the
rose-breasted (Habia Ludoviciana); the blue ({Guiraca
c[oe]rulea}); the pine (Pinicola enucleator); and the
evening grosbeak. See Hawfinch, and {Cardinal
grosbeak}, Evening grosbeak, under Cardinal and
Evening. [Written also grossbeak.] |
Pine grosbeak
(gcide) | Pine \Pine\, n. [AS. p[imac]n, L. pinus.]
1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus Pinus. See
Pinus.
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Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United
States, of which the white pine (Pinus Strobus),
the Georgia pine (Pinus australis), the red pine
(Pinus resinosa), and the great West Coast {sugar
pine} (Pinus Lambertiana) are among the most
valuable. The Scotch pine or fir, also called
Norway or Riga pine (Pinus sylvestris), is the
only British species. The nut pine is any pine tree,
or species of pine, which bears large edible seeds. See
Pinon.
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cedars, though formerly considered pines, are now
commonly assigned to other genera.
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2. The wood of the pine tree.
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3. A pineapple.
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Ground pine. (Bot.) See under Ground.
Norfolk Island pine (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree,
the Araucaria excelsa.
Pine barren, a tract of infertile land which is covered
with pines. [Southern U.S.]
Pine borer (Zool.), any beetle whose larv[ae] bore into
pine trees.
Pine finch. (Zool.) See Pinefinch, in the Vocabulary.
Pine grosbeak (Zool.), a large grosbeak ({Pinicola
enucleator}), which inhabits the northern parts of both
hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with
red.
Pine lizard (Zool.), a small, very active, mottled gray
lizard (Sceloporus undulatus), native of the Middle
States; -- called also swift, brown scorpion, and
alligator.
Pine marten. (Zool.)
(a) A European weasel (Mustela martes), called also
sweet marten, and yellow-breasted marten.
(b) The American sable. See Sable.
Pine moth (Zool.), any one of several species of small
tortricid moths of the genus Retinia, whose larv[ae]
burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often
doing great damage.
Pine mouse (Zool.), an American wild mouse ({Arvicola
pinetorum}), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine
forests.
Pine needle (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves
of a pine tree. See Pinus.
Pine-needle wool. See Pine wool (below).
Pine oil, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir
and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.
Pine snake (Zool.), a large harmless North American snake
(Pituophis melanoleucus). It is whitish, covered with
brown blotches having black margins. Called also {bull
snake}. The Western pine snake (Pituophis Sayi) is
chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.
Pine tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Pinus; pine.
Pine-tree money, money coined in Massachusetts in the
seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a
figure of a pine tree. The most noted variety is the {pine
tree shilling}.
Pine weevil (Zool.), any one of numerous species of weevils
whose larv[ae] bore in the wood of pine trees. Several
species are known in both Europe and America, belonging to
the genera Pissodes, Hylobius, etc.
Pine wool, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming
them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the
Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic
arts; -- called also pine-needle wool, and {pine-wood
wool}.
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cardinal grosbeak
(wn) | cardinal grosbeak
n 1: crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red
plumage in the male [syn: cardinal, cardinal grosbeak,
Richmondena Cardinalis, Cardinalis cardinalis,
redbird] |
evening grosbeak
(wn) | evening grosbeak
n 1: North American grosbeak [syn: evening grosbeak,
Hesperiphona vespertina] |
pine grosbeak
(wn) | pine grosbeak
n 1: large grosbeak of coniferous forests of Old and New Worlds
[syn: pine grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator] |
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