Owl

[aʊl]

Definition

(noun.) nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes.

Typist: Rosa--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) Any species of raptorial birds of the family Strigidae. They have large eyes and ears, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye. They are mostly nocturnal in their habits.

(n.) A variety of the domestic pigeon.

(v. i.) To pry about; to prowl.

(v. i.) To carry wool or sheep out of England.

(v. i.) Hence, to carry on any contraband trade.

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Definition

n. a carnivorous bird that seeks its food by night noted for its howling or hooting noise.—v.i. to smuggle contraband goods.—ns. Owl′ery an abode of owls: (Carlyle) an owl-like character; Owl′et a little or young owl.—adj. Owl′-eyed having blinking eyes like an owl.—n. Owl′-glass a malicious figure in a popular German tale translated into English about the end of the 16th century—the German Tyll Eulenspiegel—also Owle′glass Howle′glass Owl′spiegle.—adj. Owl′ish like an owl: stupid: dull-looking.—n. Owl′ishness.

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To hear the solemn, unearthly sound of the muffled voice of the owl, warns dreamers that death creeps closely in the wake of health and joy. Precaution should be taken that life is not ruthlessly exposed to his unyielding grasp. Bad tidings of the absent will surely follow this dream. To see a dead owl, denotes a narrow escape from desperate illness or death. To see an owl, foretells that you will be secretly maligned and be in danger from enemies.

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