PURPLE MARTIN

Meaning of PURPLE MARTIN in English

noun

: a large swallow ( Progne subis ) widely distributed in No. America and formerly abundant in towns and villages but tending to disappear from localities where the house sparrow has become abundant

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

PURPLE MARTIN — noun Date: 1743 a large swallow ( Progne subis ) of North America the males of which have glossy purplish-blue …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PURPLE MARTIN — a large American swallow, Progne subis, the male of which is blue-black. [ 1735-45, Amer. ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PURPLE MARTIN — Date: 1743 : a large swallow ( Progne subis ) of North America the males of which have glossy purplish-blue …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PURPLE MARTIN — Function: noun Date: 1743 : a large swallow ( Progne subis ) of No. America the males of which have …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PURPLE MARTIN — [purple martin] n (1743): a large swallow (Progne subis) of No. America the males of which have bluish black plumage
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PURPLE MARTIN — пурпурная лесная ласточка (Progne subis)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PURPLE MARTIN — пурпурная лесная ласточка ( Progne subis )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
PURPLE MARTIN — пурпурная ласточка Progne subis (лат). Крупная американская ласточка. Самец - сине-черной окраски
PURPLE MARTIN — пурпурная ласточка Progne subis (лат.). Крупная американская ласточка. Самец - сине-черной окраски
MARTIN — Martin nprm Martin; martin piscator kingfisher
Interlingua English vocab
MARTIN — I Any of several species of songbirds in the family Hirundinidae. In the U.S., the name refers to the purple …
Английский словарь Британика
PURPLE — I. ˈpərpəl, ˈpə̄p-ˈpəip- adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English purpel, purpil, alteration of purper, purpre, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MARTIN — I. martin noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from the name Martin obsolete : ape , monkey II. mar·tin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PURPLE — (a.) Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or …
Английский словарь Webster
PURPLE — (n.) Any species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis) as, the …
Английский словарь Webster
PURPLE — (n.) Cloth dyed a purple color, or a garment of such color; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem …
Английский словарь Webster
PURPLE — ( v. t. ) To make purple; to dye of purple or deep red color; as, hands purpled with blood.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PURPLE — ( n. ) Cloth dyed a purple color, or a garment of such color; especially, a purple robe, worn as …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PURPLE — ( n. ) Any species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis) …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PURPLE — ( a. ) Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PURPLE — — purpleness , n. /perr"peuhl/ , n. , purpler, purplest , adj., v., purpled, purpling . n. 1. any color …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MARTIN — /mahr"tn/ , n. any of several swallows having a deeply forked tail and long, pointed wings. Cf. house martin, purple …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PURPLE — v. become purple, make purple
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PURPLE — I. ˈpər-pəl adjective ( pur·pler -p(ə-)lər ; pur·plest -p(ə-)ləst) Etymology: Middle English purpel, alteration of purper, from Old English purpuran …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MARTIN — I. ˈmär-t ə n, mär-ˈtaⁿ biographical name Saint circa 316-397 Martin of Tours patron saint of France II. ˈmär-t ə …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MARTIN — noun Etymology: probably from Saint Martin Date: 1589 1. : a small Eurasian bird ( Delichon urbica ) of the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PURPLE — adj blood-red; bloody. 2. purple ·noun any shell of the genus purpura. 3. purple ·noun ·see purpura. 4. purple ·noun …
Webster English vocab
MARTIN — noun a perforated stone-faced runner for grinding. 2. martin ·noun one of several species of swallows, usually having the tail …
Webster English vocab
MARTIN — ■ noun used in names of small short-tailed swallows, e.g. house ~ . Origin ME: prob. a shortening of obs. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PURPLE — [pur.ple] adj pur.pler ; pur.plest [ME purpel, alter. of purper, fr. OE purpuran of purple, gen. of purpure purple color, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MARTIN — [mar.tin] n [prob. fr. St. Martin] (1589) 1: a small Eurasian swallow (Delichon urbica) with a forked tail, bluish black …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MARTIN — any of several swallows belonging to the family Hirundinidae (order Passeriformes). In America the name refers to the purple martin …
Britannica English vocabulary
MARTIN — nonexistent pope. In the 13th century the papal chancery misread the names of the two popes Marinus as Martin, and …
Britannica English vocabulary
MARTIN
Britannica English vocabulary
PURPLE — purpl|e BrE AmE ˈpɜːp ə l AmE \ ˈpɝːp ə l ▷ purpl|ed d ▷ purpl|es z ▷ purpl|ing ‿ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MARTIN — Martin, m~ BrE AmE ˈmɑːt ɪn § - ə n AmE ˈmɑːrt ə n ▷ Martin|s, ~'s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PURPLE — / ˈpɜːpl; NAmE ˈpɜːrpl/ adjective 1. having the colour of blue and red mixed together : a purple flower His …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PURPLE — I. pur ‧ ple 1 /ˈpɜːp ə l $ ˈpɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 900-1000 ; Language: Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MARTIN — I. Martin, Dean BrE AmE (1917–95) a US singer and film actor, known especially for the humorous films he made …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MARTIN — mar ‧ tin /ˈmɑːtən, ˈmɑːtɪn $ ˈmɑːrtn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PURPLE — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a colour intermediate between red and blue. 2 (in full Tyrian purple) a crimson …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MARTIN — n. any of several swallows of the family Hirundinidae, esp. the house-martin and sand-martin. [prob. f. St Martin: see MARTINMAS]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PURPLE — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a colour intermediate between red and blue. 2 (in full Tyrian purple) a crimson …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MARTIN — n. any of several swallows of the family Hirundinidae, esp. the house-martin and sand-martin. [ prob. f. St Martin: see …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PURPLE — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. a colour intermediate between red and blue. 2 (in full Tyrian purple) a crimson …
Oxford English vocab
MARTIN — n. any of several swallows of the family Hirundinidae, esp. the house-martin and sand-martin. Etymology: prob. f. St Martin: see …
Oxford English vocab
PURPLE — ( purples) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Something that is purple …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MARTIN — ( martins) A martin is a small bird with a forked tail. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PURPLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Purple Heart sb's face is dark/red/purple with rage ▪ His face went purple with …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MARTIN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES house martin COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN house ▪ The technical skill of the house …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PURPLE — [adjective], [noun] - (of) a dark reddish blue colourpurple pansiespurple plumsa dark purple bruiseThe early morning sun cast deep purple …
Cambridge English vocab
MARTIN — n. Amis Martin Bormann Martin Buber Martin Bülow Bernhard Heinrich Martin Karl prince von Charcot Jean Martin Delany Martin Robison …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MARTIN — n. Any of several species of songbirds in the family Hirundinidae. In the U.S., the name refers to the purple …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MARTIN — n. orig. Oddo Colonna born 1368, Genazzano, Papal States died Feb. 20, 1431, Rome Pope (141731). His election at the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PURPLE — Synonyms and related words : Mars violet, Tyrian purple, adorned, amethyst, amethystine, befrilled, blue, bombastic, broad, cap of dignity, cap …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MARTIN — I . Chris Martin (1977– ) an English pop singer; the lead singer with the pop group Coldplay . He …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
MARTIN — Aston Martin .
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
PURPLE — 1. сущ. 1) а) пурпурный цвет, пурпур ancient purple б) фиолетовый цвет 2) а) порфира б) одеяние кардинала 3) а) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MARTIN — сущ. Мартин (мужское имя) Martin chain ≈ цепочка из поддельного золота
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MARTIN — сущ. городская ласточка (зоология) городская ласточка (Chelidon urbica) martin городская ласточка
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PURPLE — purple.ogg 1. ʹpɜ:p(ə)l n 1. пурпурный, пурпуровый цвет, пурпур; багровый, багряный цвет, багрянец 2. фиолетовый, лиловый цвет 3. (the purple) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PURPLE — purple сущ.1) а) пурпурный цвет, пурпур - ancient purple б) фиолетовый цвет 2) а) порфира б) одеяние кардинала 3) а) …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MARTIN — сущ.Мартин (мужское имя) Martin chain — цепочка из поддельного золота
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PURPLE — 1. ʹpɜ:p(ə)l n 1. пурпурный, пурпуровый цвет, пурпур; багровый, багряный цвет, багрянец 2. фиолетовый, лиловый цвет 3. (the purple) 1> …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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