fieldfare

[ feeld-fair ]

/ ˈfildˌfɛər /

noun

a European thrush, Turdus pilaris, having reddish-brown plumage with an ashy head and a blackish tail.

Origin of fieldfare

before 1100; Middle English feldefare (with two f's by alliterative assimilation), Old English feldeware perhaps, field dweller

Words nearby fieldfare

field-emission microscope, fielder, fielder's choice, field event, field exercise, fieldfare, fieldgate, field glass, field glasses, field goal, field grade

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Example sentences from the Web for fieldfare

We have found many nests of the latter in the trees, and one of a fieldfare in a bank.
Three in Norway|James Arthur Lees
This species is smaller than the song thrush, and has much resemblance to the fieldfare.
The Natural History of Cage Birds|J. M. Bechstein
It simply means—'good bye, and we are well rid of you'; when the fieldfare goes, the warm weather comes.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Of course Mr. Fieldfare was not in the morning-room of the club as he ought to have been.
Mr. Prohack|E. Arnold Bennett

The eggs number from four to six, and are somewhat like those of the Fieldfare, only not so large.
Birds' Nests, Eggs and Egg-Collecting|Richard Kearton

British Dictionary definitions for fieldfare

fieldfare

/ (ˈfiːldˌfɛə) /

noun

a large Old World thrush, Turdus pilaris, having a pale grey head and rump, brown wings and back, and a blackish tail

Word Origin for fieldfare

Old English feldefare; see field, fare

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单词	fieldfare
释义	fieldfare [ feeld-fair ] / ˈfildˌfɛər / noun a European thrush, Turdus pilaris, having reddish-brown plumage with an ashy head and a blackish tail. Origin of fieldfare before 1100; Middle English feldefare (with two f's by alliterative assimilation), Old English feldeware perhaps, field dweller Words nearby fieldfare field-emission microscope, fielder, fielder's choice, field event, field exercise, fieldfare, fieldgate, field glass, field glasses, field goal, field grade Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fieldfare We have found many nests of the latter in the trees, and one of a fieldfare in a bank. Three in Norway\|James Arthur Lees This species is smaller than the song thrush, and has much resemblance to the fieldfare. The Natural History of Cage Birds\|J. M. Bechstein It simply means—'good bye, and we are well rid of you'; when the fieldfare goes, the warm weather comes. Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems\|Geoffrey Chaucer Of course Mr. Fieldfare was not in the morning-room of the club as he ought to have been. Mr. Prohack\|E. Arnold Bennett The eggs number from four to six, and are somewhat like those of the Fieldfare, only not so large. Birds' Nests, Eggs and Egg-Collecting\|Richard Kearton British Dictionary definitions for fieldfare fieldfare / (ˈfiːldˌfɛə) / noun a large Old World thrush, Turdus pilaris, having a pale grey head and rump, brown wings and back, and a blackish tail Word Origin for fieldfare Old English feldefare; see field, fare Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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