white-crownedadj.

Brit.

/ˈwʌɪtkraʊnd/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)waɪtˌkraʊnd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., crowned adj.

Etymology: < white adj. + crowned adj.

Having a white crown (in various senses). Frequently in names of birds.

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the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having bird's head > of particular colour

red-headed1556

white-crowned1605

red-capped1648

redhead1738

blue-headed1743

grey-headed1747

black-capped1751

ruby-crowned1758

ruby-headed1811

1605 W. Camden Remaines i. 164 His wife Queene Anne, a happy mother of Englands happines by her most happy daughter, bare a whitecrowned Faulcon, holding a Scepter in her right talon, standing vpon a golden truncke.

1786 Catal. Portland Mus. 74 Pipra Leucocilla, or white crowned Brazilian Titmouse.

1836 R. King Narr. Journey Arctic Ocean II. 196 The fringilla leucophrys, or white-crowned finch..perched on the topmost branch.

1865 S. Bowles Across Continent 122 But adieu to Salt Lake..; its rare hospitality; its white-crowned peaks, its widespread valley.

1916 Sunset Nov. 16/1 By blue hills and white-crowned mountains and blue and green lakes.

1977 New Yorker 19 Sept. 123/1 The twisted fig tree, the almond, not yet white-crowned, the slow tendrils of grape reaching into the sky are companions for a time.

2005 Metro 26 Apr. (London ed.) 6/4 Sophia, a ten-day-old white crowned mangabey, was rejected by her mother.

Compounds

white-crowned pigeon n. a pigeon having dark grey plumage with a conspicuous white crown, Columba leucocephala (or Patagioenas leucocephala), native to Caribbean islands and coasts.

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1731 Philos. Trans. 1729–30 (Royal Soc.) 36 428 The white crowned Pigeon.

1895 Yearbk. U.S. Dept. Agric. 1894 211 Among the birds [in southern Florida] may be mentioned the white-crowned pigeon, Zenaida dove, quail doves, [etc.].

2006 Southeastern Naturalist 5 552 The Columba leucocephala Linnaeus (White-crowned Pigeon)..is highly vulnerable to nest predation.

white-crowned sparrow n. a North American bunting, Zonotrichia leucophrys (family Emberizidae), which has a black and white striped crown.

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1834 J. J. Audubon Ornithol. Biogr. II. 88 It is to the wild regions of Labrador that you must go..if you wish to form a personal acquaintance with the White-crowned Sparrow.

1946 National Geographic Mag. July 53 (caption) Baby White-crowned Sparrows Demand Constant Attention.

2010 Daily Tel. 18 Nov. 13/1 The tiny white-crowned sparrow attracted the kind of crowds usually reserved for celebrities and royalty.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	white-crowned
释义	white-crownedadj. Brit. /ˈwʌɪtkraʊnd/, U.S. /ˈ(h)waɪtˌkraʊnd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., crowned adj. Etymology: < white adj. + crowned adj. Having a white crown (in various senses). Frequently in names of birds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having bird's head > of particular colour red-headed1556 white-crowned1605 red-capped1648 redhead1738 blue-headed1743 grey-headed1747 black-capped1751 ruby-crowned1758 ruby-headed1811 1605 W. Camden Remaines i. 164 His wife Queene Anne, a happy mother of Englands happines by her most happy daughter, bare a whitecrowned Faulcon, holding a Scepter in her right talon, standing vpon a golden truncke. 1786 Catal. Portland Mus. 74 Pipra Leucocilla, or white crowned Brazilian Titmouse. 1836 R. King Narr. Journey Arctic Ocean II. 196 The fringilla leucophrys, or white-crowned finch..perched on the topmost branch. 1865 S. Bowles Across Continent 122 But adieu to Salt Lake..; its rare hospitality; its white-crowned peaks, its widespread valley. 1916 Sunset Nov. 16/1 By blue hills and white-crowned mountains and blue and green lakes. 1977 New Yorker 19 Sept. 123/1 The twisted fig tree, the almond, not yet white-crowned, the slow tendrils of grape reaching into the sky are companions for a time. 2005 Metro 26 Apr. (London ed.) 6/4 Sophia, a ten-day-old white crowned mangabey, was rejected by her mother. Compounds white-crowned pigeon n. a pigeon having dark grey plumage with a conspicuous white crown, Columba leucocephala (or Patagioenas leucocephala), native to Caribbean islands and coasts. ΚΠ 1731 Philos. Trans. 1729–30 (Royal Soc.) 36 428 The white crowned Pigeon. 1895 Yearbk. U.S. Dept. Agric. 1894 211 Among the birds [in southern Florida] may be mentioned the white-crowned pigeon, Zenaida dove, quail doves, [etc.]. 2006 Southeastern Naturalist 5 552 The Columba leucocephala Linnaeus (White-crowned Pigeon)..is highly vulnerable to nest predation. white-crowned sparrow n. a North American bunting, Zonotrichia leucophrys (family Emberizidae), which has a black and white striped crown. ΚΠ 1834 J. J. Audubon Ornithol. Biogr. II. 88 It is to the wild regions of Labrador that you must go..if you wish to form a personal acquaintance with the White-crowned Sparrow. 1946 National Geographic Mag. July 53 (caption) Baby White-crowned Sparrows Demand Constant Attention. 2010 Daily Tel. 18 Nov. 13/1 The tiny white-crowned sparrow attracted the kind of crowds usually reserved for celebrities and royalty. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1605
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