Found 2 hits - Term: writing lark, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
writing \writ"ing\, n.
1. the act or art of forming letters and characters on paper,
wood, stone, or other material, for the purpose of
recording the ideas which characters and words express, or
of communicating them to others by visible signs.
1913 webster
2. anything written or printed; anything expressed in
characters or letters; as:
a any legal instrument, as a deed, a receipt, a bond, an
agreement, or the like.
b any written composition; a pamphlet; a work; a
literary production; a book; as, the writings of
addison.
c an inscription.
1913 webster
and pilate wrote a title . . . and the writing
was, jesus of nazareth, the king of the jews.
--john xix.
19.
1913 webster
3. handwriting; chirography.
1913 webster
writing book, a book for practice in penmanship.
writing desk, a desk with a sloping top for writing upon;
also, a case containing writing materials, and used in a
similar manner.
writing lark zool., the european yellow-hammer; -- so
called from the curious irregular lines on its eggs.
prov. eng.
writing machine. same as typewriter.
writing master, one who teaches the art of penmanship.
writing obligatory law, a bond.
writing paper, paper intended for writing upon with ink,
usually finished with a smooth surface, and sized.
writing school, a school for instruction in penmanship.
writing table, a table fitted or used for writing upon.
1913 webster
see also:
writing book writing desk writing lark writing machine typewriter writing master
writing obligatory writing paper writing school writing table
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
yellowhammer \yel"lowham`mer\, n. for yellow-ammer, where
ammer is fr. as. amore a kind of bird; akin to g. ammer a
yellow-hammer, ohg. amero. zool.
a a common european finch emberiza citrinella. the
color of the male is bright yellow on the breast,
neck, and sides of the head, with the back yellow and
brown, and the top of the head and the tail quills
blackish. called also yellow bunting, scribbling
lark, and writing lark. written also
yellow-ammer.
b the flicker. local, u. s.
1913 webster
see also:
emberiza citrinella yellow bunting scribbling lark writing lark yellow-ammer
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