bird+of+passage

  • 31bird —  1. Young woman. Girl friend.  2. Person. Thus a funny, queer bird, etc. A strange person.  3. do bird Serve a prison sentence, bird lime Time spent in prison.  4. get (give) the bird Receive (express) the dissatisfaction of an unappreciative… …

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  • 32Bird migration — A flock of Barnacle Geese during autumn migration …

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  • 33bird — n. 1) game; land; migratory; tropical; wading; water birds 2) birds of passage; birds of prey 3) (usu. fig.) a rare bird 4) birds build nests; chirp, twitter, warble; flock together; fly; migrate; molt; sing; soar 5) a covey, flock of birds 6)… …

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  • 34Arabian bird — Bird Bird (b[ e]rd), n. [OE. brid, bred, bird, young bird, bird, AS. bridd young bird. [root]92.] 1. Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2). [1913 Webster] That ungentle… …

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  • 35In passage — Passage Pas sage, n. [F. passage. See {Pass}, v. i.] 1. The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a… …

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  • 36Middle passage — Passage Pas sage, n. [F. passage. See {Pass}, v. i.] 1. The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a… …

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  • 37Northeast passage — Passage Pas sage, n. [F. passage. See {Pass}, v. i.] 1. The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a… …

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  • 38Northwest passage — Passage Pas sage, n. [F. passage. See {Pass}, v. i.] 1. The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a… …

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  • 39Of passage — Passage Pas sage, n. [F. passage. See {Pass}, v. i.] 1. The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a… …

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  • 40bird-of-paradise — /berrd euhv par euh duys , duyz /, n., pl. birds of paradise. 1. Also called bird of paradise flower. any of several plants of the genus Strelitzia, native to southern Africa, esp. S. reginae, having a large, showy orange and blue inflorescence.… …

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