PURPLE MARTIN

Meaning of PURPLE MARTIN in English

a large American swallow, Progne subis, the male of which is blue-black.

[ 1735-45, Amer. ]

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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 — noun : a large swallow ( Progne subis ) widely distributed in No. America and formerly abundant in towns and …
Webster's New International 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> …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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