Found 2 hits - Term: scotch nightingale, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
scotch \scotch\, a. cf. scottish.
of or pertaining to scotland, its language, or its
inhabitants; scottish.
1913 webster
scotch broom bot., the cytisus scoparius. see broom.
scotch dipper, or scotch duck zool., the bufflehead; --
called also scotch teal, and scotchman.
scotch fiddle, the itch. low --sir w. scott.
scotch mist, a coarse, dense mist, like fine rain.
scotch nightingale zool., the sedge warbler. prov. eng.
scotch pebble. see under pebble.
scotch pine bot. see riga fir.
scotch thistle bot., a species of thistle onopordon
acanthium; -- so called from its being the national
emblem of the scotch.
1913 webster
see also:
scottish scotch broom cytisus scoparius broom scotch dipper scotch duck
scotch teal scotchman scotch fiddle scotch mist scotch nightingale
scotch pebble pebble scotch pine riga fir scotch thistle
onopordon acanthium
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sedge \sedge\, n. oe. segge, as. secg; akin to lg. segge; --
probably named from its bladelike appearance, and akin to l.
secare to cut, e. saw a cutting instrument; cf. ir. seisg, w.
hesg. cf. hassock, saw the instrument.
1. bot. any plant of the genus carex, perennial,
endogenous, innutritious herbs, often growing in dense
tufts in marshy places. they have triangular jointless
stems, a spiked inflorescence, and long grasslike leaves
which are usually rough on the margins and midrib. there
are several hundred species.
1913 webster
note: the name is sometimes given to any other plant of the
order cyperaceae, which includes carex, cyperus,
scirpus, and many other genera of rushlike plants.
1913 webster
2. zool. a flock of herons.
1913 webster
sedge hen zool., the clapper rail. see under 5th rail.
sedge warbler zool., a small european singing bird
acrocephalus phragmitis. it often builds its nest
among reeds; -- called also sedge bird, sedge wren,
night warbler, and scotch nightingale.
1913 webster
see also:
hassock saw carex cyperaceae cyperus scirpus
sedge hen rail sedge warbler acrocephalus phragmitis sedge bird
sedge wren night warbler scotch nightingale
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Nightingale, definition of term: Nightingale
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Scotch, definition of term: Scotch
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