CLAY-COLORED SPARROW

Meaning of CLAY-COLORED SPARROW in English

a sparrow, Spizella pallida, of the interior of North America, having buff, brown, and white plumage with a pale-gray breast.

[ 1865-70, Amer. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

CLAY-COLORED SPARROW — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷- noun : a small sparrow ( Spizella pallida ) of the dry interior of western No. America that resembles …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPARROW — sparro. ~HAWK: sparvero
English interlingue dictionary
SPARROW — noun Etymology: Middle English sparow, from Old English spearwa; akin to Old High German sparo ~ Date: before 12th century …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COLORED — I. adjective Date: 14th century having color, 2. colorful , marked by exaggeration or bias, 3. of a race other …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPARROW — I Any of numerous species of small, chiefly seed-eating songbirds having a conical bill, particularly members of the Old World …
Английский словарь Британика
CLAY — I 005 mm; also a material composed essentially of clay particles (see clay mineral ). In soils, clays provide the …
Английский словарь Британика
COLORED — I. ˈkələ(r)d adjective Etymology: Middle English coloured, from past participle of colouren to color — more at color 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLAY — I. ˈklā noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English clǣg; akin to Old Saxon klei clay, Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPARROW — ˈspa](ˌ)rō, ]_rə; ]_rəw, ]_rō+V; also ˈspe]\ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sparwe, sparowe, sparow, from Old English spearwa; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPARROW — (n.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the European …
Английский словарь Webster
SPARROW — (n.) One of many species of small singing birds of the family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding chiefly on …
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COLORED — (a.) Of some other color than green.
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COLORED — (a.) Of some other color than white; specifically applied to negroes or persons having negro blood; as, a colored man; …
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COLORED — (a.) Of some other color than black or white.
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COLORED — (a.) Specious; plausible; adorned so as to appear well; as, a highly colored description.
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COLORED — (a.) Having color; tinged; dyed; painted; stained.
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COLORED — (imp. & p. p.) of Color
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SPARROW — ( n. ) One of many species of small singing birds of the family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPARROW — ( n. ) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COLORED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Color
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COLORED — ( a. ) Specious; plausible; adorned so as to appear well; as, a highly colored description.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COLORED — ( a. ) Of some other color than white; specifically applied to negroes or persons having negro blood; as, a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COLORED — ( a. ) Of some other color than green.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COLORED — ( a. ) Of some other color than black or white.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COLORED — ( a. ) Having color; tinged; dyed; painted; stained.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPARROW — — sparrowless , adj. — sparrowlike , adj. /spar"oh/ , n. 1. any of numerous American finches of the family …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COLORED — /kul"euhrd/ , adj. 1. having color. 2. Often Offensive. belonging wholly or in part to a race other than the …
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CLAY — clay 1 — claylike , adj. /klay/ , n. 1. a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPARROW — n. any of a number of small songbirds
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COLORED — adj. having color; colorful; painted a certain color; of or belonging to an ethnic group that is not classed as …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COLORED — n. member of an ethnic group that is not classed as white (offensive); person who is racially mixed (offensive)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COLORED — I. ˈkə-lərd adjective Date: 14th century 1. : having color 2. a. : colorful b. : marked by exaggeration or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPARROW — noun Etymology: Middle English sparow, from Old English spearwa; akin to Old High German sparo sparrow Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPARROW — noun any one of several small singing birds somewhat resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the european …
Webster English vocab
COLORED — adj of some other color than green. 2. colored ·adj of some other color than black or white. 3. colored …
Webster English vocab
CLAY — vt to cover or manure with clay. 2. clay ·vt to clarify by filtering through clay, as sugar. 3. clay …
Webster English vocab
SPARROW — ■ noun a small, typically brown and grey finch-like bird related to the weaver birds. [ Passer domesticus ( house …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SPARROW — [spar.row] n [ME sparow, fr. OE spearwa; akin to OHG sparo sparrow] (bef. 12c) 1: any of a genus (Passer …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COLORED — [col.ored] adj (14c) 1: having color 2. a: colorful b: marked by exaggeration or bias 3 a: of a race …
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CLAY — [clay] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE claeg; akin to OHG kliwa bran, L gluten glue, MGk glia] (bef. 12c) …
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SPARROW — any of a number of small, chiefly seed-eating birds having conical bills. The name sparrow is most firmly attached to …
Britannica English vocabulary
CLAY — soil particles the diameters of which are less than 0.005 millimetre; also a rock that is composed essentially of clay …
Britannica English vocabulary
SPARROW — sparrow, S~ BrE AmE ˈspær əʊ AmE -oʊ ˈsper- ▷ sparrow|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COLORED — colored BrE AmE ˈkʌl əd AmE \ - ə rd ▷ colored|s z
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CLAY — clay, Clay BrE AmE kleɪ ▷ clays kleɪz ▶ ˌ clay ˈ pigeon, ˌ clay ˈ pigeon ˌ shooting BrE …
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COLORED — ( NAmE ) = coloured
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COLORED — I. col ‧ oured 1 BrE AmE British English , colored American English /ˈkʌləd $ -ərd/ adjective [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPARROW — n. 1 any small brownish-grey bird of the genus Passer, esp. the house sparrow and tree sparrow. 2 any of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLAY — n. 1 a stiff sticky earth, used for making bricks, pottery, ceramics, etc. 2 poet. the substance of the human …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPARROW — n. 1 any small brownish-grey bird of the genus Passer, esp. the house sparrow and tree sparrow. 2 any of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLAY — n. 1 a stiff sticky earth, used for making bricks, pottery, ceramics, etc. 2 poet. the substance of the human …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPARROW — n.1 any small brownish-grey bird of the genus Passer, esp. the house sparrow and tree sparrow. 2 any of various …
Oxford English vocab
CLAY — n.1 a stiff sticky earth, used for making bricks, pottery, ceramics, etc. 2 poet. the substance of the human body. …
Oxford English vocab
SPARROW — ( sparrows) A sparrow is a small brown bird that is very common in Britain. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLAY — ( clays) 1. Clay is a kind of earth that is soft when it is wet and hard when it …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPARROW — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A curious sparrow follows them, mixing its ries with theirs. ▪ And ivy is where …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLAY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLAY — [noun] [U] - thick heavy earth that is soft when wet and hard when dry or bakedClay is used for …
Cambridge English vocab
SPARROW — n. house sparrow English sparrow sparrow hawk
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SPARROW — n. Any of numerous species of small, chiefly seed-eating songbirds having a conical bill, particularly members of the Old World …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CLAY — n. Cassius Marcellus Clay clay mineral Clay Cassius Marcellus Clay Henry Clay Lucius DuBignon Frick Henry Clay
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CLAY — n. Soil particles with diameters less than 0. 005 mm; also a material composed essentially of clay particles (see clay …
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COLORED
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLAY — Synonyms and related words : Adam, Hominidae, Homo sapiens, Missouri meerschaum, acres, alluvion, alluvium, anatomy, arable land, ashes, blubber, body, …
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