SAINT MARTIN'S BIRD

Meaning of SAINT MARTIN'S BIRD in English

-ˈmärt ə nz- noun

Usage: usually capitalized S&M

Etymology: after St. Martin of Tours died 397 French prelate, bishop of Tours

Britain : hen harrier

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

SAINT — Saint James: One of the 12 apostles, he was a member of the inner circle of Jesus Christs disciples. He …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
MARTIN — Martin nprm Martin; martin piscator kingfisher
Interlingua English vocab
SAINT
Английский словарь Британика
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
BIRD — I Any of the warm-blooded, beaked A covering of feather s distinguishes birds from all other animals. Birds have a …
Английский словарь Британика
SAINT — I. ˈsānt, when a name follows (|)sānt or sə̇nt, when a name follows that begins with a consonant chiefly Brit …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MARTIN — I. martin noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from the name Martin obsolete : ape , monkey II. mar·tin …
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BIRD
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAINT — (v. i.) To act or live as a saint.
Английский словарь Webster
SAINT — (v. t.) To make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical act, as of the pope; …
Английский словарь Webster
SAINT — ( v. t. ) To make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical act, as of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAINT — ( v. i. ) To act or live as a saint.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAINT — — saintless , adj. /saynt/ , n. 1. any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as …
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 …
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BIRD
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAINT — v. recognize as a saint; canonize, add to the list of saints officially recognized by the Christian Church
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SAINT — I. ˈsānt, before a name (ˌ)sānt or sənt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French seint, saint, from Late Latin sanctus, …
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
SAINT — noun one canonized by the church. 2. saint ·vi to act or live as a saint. 3. saint ·noun one …
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
BIRD — noun fig.: a girl; a maiden. 2. bird ·vi to catch or shoot birds. 3. bird ·noun specifically, among sportsmen, …
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
SAINT — [saint] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. LL sanctus, fr. L, sacred, fr. pp. of sancire to make sacred--more at sacred] …
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 …
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BIRD — [bird] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE bridd] (bef. 12c) 1 archaic: the young of a feathered vertebrate 2: any …
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SAINT — a person believed to be connected in a special manner with what is viewed as sacred reality, such as God, …
Britannica English vocabulary
MARTIN — any of several swallows belonging to the family Hirundinidae (order Passeriformes). In America the name refers to the purple martin …
Britannica English vocabulary
BIRD — warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, unique in having feathers and forelimbs modified into wings. The dispersal of birds is …
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SAINT : — as a title with a personal name, see under personal name (e.g., Cyprian, Saint). As a part of a place-name …
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MARTIN — nonexistent pope. In the 13th century the papal chancery misread the names of the two popes Marinus as Martin, and …
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MARTIN
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SAINT — saint, Saint strong form BrE AmE seɪnt , weak form s ə n t —but in French names sæ̃ —French …
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
BIRD — bird, Bird BrE AmE bɜːd AmE bɝːd ▷ birding ˈbɜːd ɪŋ AmE ˈbɝːd ɪŋ ▷ birds bɜːdz AmE \ bɝːdz …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SAINT — / seɪnt; NAmE ; or, in British use before names, snt/ noun 1. ( abbr. S , St ) a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIRD — / bɜːd; NAmE bɜːrd/ noun 1. a creature that is covered with feathers and has two wings and two legs. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAINT — saint /seɪnt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Late Latin sanctus , from …
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
BIRD
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SAINT — n. & v. --n. (abbr. St or S; pl. Sts or SS) 1 a holy or (in some Churches) a …
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
BIRD — n. 1 a feathered vertebrate with a beak, with two wings and two feet, egg-laying and usu. able to fly. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SAINT — n. & v. n. (abbr. St or S; pl. Sts or SS) 1 a holy or (in some Churches) a …
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
BIRD — n. 1 a feathered vertebrate with a beak, with two wings and two feet, egg-laying and usu. able to fly. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SAINT — n. & v. --n. (abbr. St or S; pl. Sts or SS) 1. a holy or (in some Churches) a …
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
BIRD — n.1 a feathered vertebrate with a beak, with two wings and two feet, egg-laying and usu. able to fly. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
SAINT — The title is usually pronounced /sənt/. ( saints) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in …
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
SAINT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES patron saint ▪ St. Christopher, the patron saint of travellers saint's day the patience of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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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
BIRD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest bird dog bird flu bird of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SAINT — abbreviation St [noun] [C] - (the title given to) a person who has received an official honour from the Christian, …
Cambridge English vocab
BIRD — (PERSON) [noun] [C] - (informal) a person of the type stated, or (UK and ANZ slang) a (young) woman(informal) He's …
Cambridge English vocab
SAINT
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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
BIRD — n. elephant bird bird of prey bird stone bird's foot trefoil Bird Larry Joe bird of paradise bird watching frigate …
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
BIRD
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

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