philomela
111Phil|o|mel — or Phil|o|mel «FIHL uh mehl», noun. Archaic. the nightingale: »All night long sweet Philomel pours forth her ravishing, delightful song (Tobias Smollett). ╂[< Latin philomela < Greek Philom Philomela; nightingale < phílos loving + mêlon… …
112phil|o|mel — or Phil|o|mel «FIHL uh mehl», noun. Archaic. the nightingale: »All night long sweet Philomel pours forth her ravishing, delightful song (Tobias Smollett). ╂[< Latin philomela < Greek Philom Philomela; nightingale < phílos loving + mêlon… …
113gray comma — Progne Prog ne, n. [L., a swallow, traditionally said to be fr. Progne (The sister of Philomela), who was changed into a swallow, Gr. ?.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A swallow. (b) A genus of swallows including the purple martin. See {Martin}. (c) An American …
114Luscinia luscinia — Nightingale Night in*gale, n. [OE. nihtegale,nightingale, AS. nihtegale; niht night + galan to sing, akin to E. yell; cf. D. nachtegaal, OS. nahtigala, OHG. nahtigala, G. nachtigall, Sw. n[ a]ktergal, Dan. nattergal. See {Night}, and {Yell}.] 1.… …
115Luscinia megarhynchos — Nightingale Night in*gale, n. [OE. nihtegale,nightingale, AS. nihtegale; niht night + galan to sing, akin to E. yell; cf. D. nachtegaal, OS. nahtigala, OHG. nahtigala, G. nachtigall, Sw. n[ a]ktergal, Dan. nattergal. See {Night}, and {Yell}.] 1.… …
116Mock nightingale — Nightingale Night in*gale, n. [OE. nihtegale,nightingale, AS. nihtegale; niht night + galan to sing, akin to E. yell; cf. D. nachtegaal, OS. nahtigala, OHG. nahtigala, G. nachtigall, Sw. n[ a]ktergal, Dan. nattergal. See {Night}, and {Yell}.] 1.… …
117Nightingale — Night in*gale, n. [OE. nihtegale,nightingale, AS. nihtegale; niht night + galan to sing, akin to E. yell; cf. D. nachtegaal, OS. nahtigala, OHG. nahtigala, G. nachtigall, Sw. n[ a]ktergal, Dan. nattergal. See {Night}, and {Yell}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A …
118Philomel — Phil o*mel, n. Same as {Philomela}, the nightingale. [Poetic] Milton. Cowper. [1913 Webster] …
119Polygonia Progne — Progne Prog ne, n. [L., a swallow, traditionally said to be fr. Progne (The sister of Philomela), who was changed into a swallow, Gr. ?.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A swallow. (b) A genus of swallows including the purple martin. See {Martin}. (c) An American …
120Progne — Prog ne, n. [L., a swallow, traditionally said to be fr. Progne (The sister of Philomela), who was changed into a swallow, Gr. ?.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A swallow. (b) A genus of swallows including the purple martin. See {Martin}. (c) An American… …